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Rodríguez has called Maduro the country’s rightful leader, even as her nation’s high court named her interim president.
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Dallas Morning News, 4 Jan. 2026
While most federal judges tend not to throw jabs at the justices on the Supreme Court, some offered sharp rebukes aimed at the high court over its emergency orders.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
The order was not a final ruling but was a significant and rare setback by the high court for the president's efforts.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Jan. 2026
The brief argued such bans violated Title IX and equal protection, formally aligning Democratic leadership with the legal effort to preserve trans inclusion as the high court prepared to hear the lawsuits of Idaho and West Virginia.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
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Dallas Morning News, 4 Jan. 2026
While most federal judges tend not to throw jabs at the justices on the Supreme Court, some offered sharp rebukes aimed at the high court over its emergency orders.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
The order was not a final ruling but was a significant and rare setback by the high court for the president's efforts.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Jan. 2026
The brief argued such bans violated Title IX and equal protection, formally aligning Democratic leadership with the legal effort to preserve trans inclusion as the high court prepared to hear the lawsuits of Idaho and West Virginia.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high court
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In 2004, the supreme court of Canada ruled that the government had a duty to consult and accommodate Indigenous people anywhere that aboriginal title existed, or might later be found to exist.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
27 Dec. 2025
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Yet the state’s supreme court struck it down as unconstitutional under New Jersey’s own 1776 constitution, an early precursor to the federal Bill of Rights.—
Time,
Time,
17 Dec. 2025
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The trial court held at least one hearing on the special motion, but ultimately denied the special motion on the basis that Wunsch had adequately stated the elements of his claims and — and this becomes the main issue on appeal — Wunsch needed additional discovery to prove up his claims.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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The case has now been remanded to the trial court for further proceedings.—
Awilda Esteras,
Miami Herald,
15 Jan. 2026
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In 1899, an international arbitral tribunal awarded the territory to Britain, when Guyana was still under its colonial rule.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2026
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Several oil companies sought compensation through international tribunals and arbitrators.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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