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The chief justices of some states, including California and Washington, asked ICE to stop, saying fear of arrest would keep crime victims and witnesses from showing up in court.
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Gene Johnson and Heather Hollingsworth, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
The chief justice did not appear to say anything in response.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 23 Mar. 2025
Plus what the Supreme Court chief justice's rebuke of Trump this week tells us about a showdown in the courts, and as sextortion grows in the US, so does the prevalence of individuals or companies that charge to retrieve explicit photos and then may fail to do so.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
The chief justice issued a brief administrative last Wednesday — with a midnight deadline for foreign aid payments approaching — before the full court acted on President Trump's bid for emergency relief.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025
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Gene Johnson and Heather Hollingsworth, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
The chief justice did not appear to say anything in response.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 23 Mar. 2025
Plus what the Supreme Court chief justice's rebuke of Trump this week tells us about a showdown in the courts, and as sextortion grows in the US, so does the prevalence of individuals or companies that charge to retrieve explicit photos and then may fail to do so.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
The chief justice issued a brief administrative last Wednesday — with a midnight deadline for foreign aid payments approaching — before the full court acted on President Trump's bid for emergency relief.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chief justice
circuit judge
Noun
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So the odds do not look good for Nancy Jacobs, a circuit judge in Tampa.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2025
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The Third, Fourth, Ninth, and Seventh Circuits require a certificate of appealability to issue so long as any circuit judge votes to grant one.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Chief justice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chief%20justice. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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