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Recent Examples of high court
The Justice Department had asked the high court to pause a judge's order that the administration release the foreign aid.
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
In its letter agreeing to hear the case, the high court asked both sides to argue which tier of scrutiny should apply.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The administration turned to the high court after a panel of federal appellate judges declined to block Ali’s ruling.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
In July, the group secured permission to contest its proscription at a high court in November.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
In its letter agreeing to hear the case, the high court asked both sides to argue which tier of scrutiny should apply.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The administration turned to the high court after a panel of federal appellate judges declined to block Ali’s ruling.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
In July, the group secured permission to contest its proscription at a high court in November.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high court
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In contrast to the Second Circuit, the Eighth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits, and several state supreme courts all have held that confrontation requires face-to-face confrontation.—
Robert Anello,
Forbes.com,
10 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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The appellate court’s ruling Thursday reversed that portion of the trial court’s decision.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
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Our fierce clients will continue fighting for their rights in the trial court until justice is served.—
Norma Chavez-Peterson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Sep. 2025
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Maxar/Google Earth The Hague tribunal's 2016 ruling under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea classified Subi Reef as a low-tide elevation, not entitled to its own territorial sea or exclusive economic zone.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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After projects that have spanned a post-human far future, a 1940s post-wartime tribunal and 14th-century England, Peckham is hoping for something set in the present day.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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“High court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20court. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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