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But the high court did not address how.
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Alina Selyukh, NPR, 24 Feb. 2026
There’s a lot on his plate and critics are zeroing in on his mental state and behavior – including his recent tirade against the high court.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
The last time a president used their State of the Union platform to publicly chastise the Supreme Court was in 2010, when President Barack Obama criticized the high court's ruling in the Citizens United case.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
The high court ruled that Trump could not impose tariffs using a 1977 law that let presidents erect levies during a national emergency.
—semafor.com, 23 Feb. 2026
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Alina Selyukh, NPR, 24 Feb. 2026
There’s a lot on his plate and critics are zeroing in on his mental state and behavior – including his recent tirade against the high court.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
The last time a president used their State of the Union platform to publicly chastise the Supreme Court was in 2010, when President Barack Obama criticized the high court's ruling in the Citizens United case.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
The high court ruled that Trump could not impose tariffs using a 1977 law that let presidents erect levies during a national emergency.
—semafor.com, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high court
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Similarly, the Indian supreme court has decriminalized consensual same-sex conduct and recognized transgender rights while upholding ever more repressive actions by Narendra Modi’s government.—
David Pozen,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2026
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Virginia’s supreme court Friday gave the green light to a planned referendum on a Democratic redistricting map that aims to flip four Republican congressional seats, although the justices are still hearing arguments about whether the plan would be legal.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
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But in 2024 the trial court judge granted the city’s motion for summary judgment.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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However, the Florida Supreme Court found the trial court had erred in handling aggravating factors in Trotter's case and ordered a new sentencing, and Trotter again drew the death penalty in 1993.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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His mock tribunal about Congo, which was performed in 2015 with real judges, real witnesses, and a genuine verdict, led to two ministers being dismissed from the government.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2026
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The position will also represent the department in front of administrative tribunals such as the State Personnel Board and the California Department of Human Resources as well as assist the attorney general’s office on civil litigation matters.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Updated February 24,
Sacbee.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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“High court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20court. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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