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The chief justice argued that under the First Amendment, a candidate for public office can knock on a voter's door without needing express permission from the property owner.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
What has the chief justice said in past years?
—William Morris, Des Moines Register, 14 Jan. 2026
As chief justice of the high court, Theis authored the 2023 opinion rejecting legal challenges from county prosecutors seeking to invalidate a controversial provision that eliminated cash bail as part of Illinois’ sweeping overhaul of the state’s criminal justice system, known as the SAFE-T Act.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
When a president is on trial, the Supreme Court chief justice presides.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
What has the chief justice said in past years?
—William Morris, Des Moines Register, 14 Jan. 2026
As chief justice of the high court, Theis authored the 2023 opinion rejecting legal challenges from county prosecutors seeking to invalidate a controversial provision that eliminated cash bail as part of Illinois’ sweeping overhaul of the state’s criminal justice system, known as the SAFE-T Act.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
When a president is on trial, the Supreme Court chief justice presides.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chief justice
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Last fall, a Miami-Dade circuit judge initially blocked the college from giving away its deed to the land away until a legal challenge over whether the school’s trustees followed Florida public transparency laws played out in court.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Amid a legal dispute between two Apopka candidates for mayor, a circuit judge in Orange County has set a trial date for July 2027 — more than a year after next month’s municipal elections.—
Mike Valente,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, in October, O’Finan filed a motion in a Dallas County case to defend Miller, the Kenedy County justice of the peace, in a civil action, but then withdrew the motion the following month before a judge could rule on it.—
Patrick Danner,
San Antonio Express-News,
3 Feb. 2026
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The race has become mired in legal questions that Curry, the incumbent, said could disrupt the office responsible for serving legal papers and acting as bailiffs in justice of the peace courts.—
Tracey McManus,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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