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high court

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as in supreme court

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Recent Examples of high court Tammy Patrick of The Election Center, which has nearly 2,500 election officials as members, said those who run voting offices breathed a collective sigh of relief at the high court's decision on mail voting Monday night. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026 In Missouri, the high court – twice – blocked a new map that aimed to add a Republican seat. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026 The high court also needs to discern whether policyholders who were charged higher premiums can recover damages even though the rates were approved by the California insurance commissioner. — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026 The Supreme Court was urged on Wednesday to restore a previous Missouri congressional map for the November election, after a messy legal fight over the past week in state and federal courts made its way back to the high court. — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for high court

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At the Swiss supreme court, Valieva’s lawyers presented an Associated Press news article from September 2024 to claim the World Anti-Doping Agency suppressed evidence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
In the latter, the state supreme court revised the instruction to appear more neutral and reduced pressure on hold-out jurors to switch sides.

— Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

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The trial court will need to decide whether the university was legally justified in concealing and redacting certain documents and whether Abraham qualifies for attorneys' fees.

— Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2026
The Florida Supreme Court reversed the conviction and sentence in 1991, finding the trial court erred by allowing a prosecutor on the case who had previously defended Reaves in a criminal matter.

— Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

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Moore initially appealed the suspension under the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme and went before an independent anti-doping tribunal.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026
The arm of the Defense Department provides legal counsel for people facing military tribunals.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

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