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Indiana is one of the few states that allows the public to search its civil and criminal court records for free.
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Cate Charron, IndyStar, 2 Sep. 2025
Evans oversees one of the largest civil and criminal court systems in the country.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
The shotgun slayings During the criminal court trials, jurors heard that the brothers used fake identification to purchase two Mossberg shotguns from a sporting goods store in San Diego two days before the murders.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
Lewis-Martin and seven other co-defendants, including a corporation along with former State Senator Jesse Hamilton, were arraigned in Manhattan criminal court Thursday.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
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Cate Charron, IndyStar, 2 Sep. 2025
Evans oversees one of the largest civil and criminal court systems in the country.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
The shotgun slayings During the criminal court trials, jurors heard that the brothers used fake identification to purchase two Mossberg shotguns from a sporting goods store in San Diego two days before the murders.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
Lewis-Martin and seven other co-defendants, including a corporation along with former State Senator Jesse Hamilton, were arraigned in Manhattan criminal court Thursday.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminal court
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The hammer blow was last week's dismissal by the Constitutional Court of Thaksin's daughter and protege Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the sixth prime minister from or backed by the Shinawatra family to be removed by the military or judiciary.—
Panarat Thepgumpanat,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Curt Hartman, one of the attorneys who filed the lawsuit on behalf of the resident, told The Enquirer the public has a right to view the court records and that the public serves as a check on the judiciary.—
Kevin Grasha,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Justice Department had asked the high court to pause a judge's order that the administration release the foreign aid.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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The White House appealed to the Supreme Court, and now the high court has agreed to examine the appeal.—
Danielle Kurtzleben,
NPR,
9 Sep. 2025
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After Roy joined activists fighting against the construction of a dam on the Narmada River, she was convicted of contempt of court for challenging the supreme court’s order to renew construction.—
Anderson Tepper,
The Atlantic,
8 Sep. 2025
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Erin Patterson, who murdered three relatives with poisonous mushrooms, has been given a life prison sentence by the supreme court in Australia.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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The first international tribunal ever organized, the first time film footage was used as evidence to show the world what this regime perpetrated.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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And now comes Nuremberg, being released in the same month that tribunal happened on November 21, 1945.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
7 Sep. 2025
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In South Korea, these were the press, judicature, and religious organizations.—
Lutz Finger,
Forbes,
6 May 2021
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His next court case came in January this year, when court records say Brown was at a hospital and someone called police about him.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Favorability sank 22 percentage points from August 2020, when 70% of respondents approved of the court.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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HuskFirm 3-person Camping Chair Another triple-seater, Huskfirm’s 3-person Camp Chair offers roomy bench-style seating for friends, families, couples, and even single folks who want to sprawl out.—
Francesca Krempa,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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Liberty native and Mizzou senior Kayley Lenger claimed a front row spot in one of the student section seating areas, which sits behind the visiting team’s bench.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Criminal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminal%20court. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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