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In May, the high court considered whether federal district courts could use the tactic to block Trump's executive order overturning birthright citizenship.
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Nina Totenberg, NPR, 8 July 2025
But Moss appeared skeptical, noting that the new habeas action raises distinct constitutional claims from those previously addressed by the high court.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2025
The decision came as a result of one of many emergency applications filed by the Trump administration, which has turned frequently to the high court’s mechanism for expedited relief, where the case is not decided on the merits.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 8 July 2025
The high court's order clears the way for the Trump administration to resume its efforts to reorganize and scale back the federal government, which has been led by the White House's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
—July 8, CBS News, 8 July 2025
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Nina Totenberg, NPR, 8 July 2025
But Moss appeared skeptical, noting that the new habeas action raises distinct constitutional claims from those previously addressed by the high court.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2025
The decision came as a result of one of many emergency applications filed by the Trump administration, which has turned frequently to the high court’s mechanism for expedited relief, where the case is not decided on the merits.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 8 July 2025
The high court's order clears the way for the Trump administration to resume its efforts to reorganize and scale back the federal government, which has been led by the White House's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
—July 8, CBS News, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high court
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These are just some of the hundreds of civilian opposition actors to face military courts in Uganda, even though the country’s supreme court has ruled it unconstitutional.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Twin Cities,
20 June 2025
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The nonprofit says that the previous record for spending in a state supreme court race was in Wisconsin's 2023 state supreme court election, when $56 million was spent.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2025
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The court found, as did the trial court, that even without the confession prosecutors had enough other evidence to support the guilty verdict.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
8 July 2025
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McKay, convicted in 1982 of felony murder, had filed with the Memphis trial court a petition to present new facts or evidence that were not presented at his trial.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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The sport’s top court instead upheld a previous ruling from the International Fencing Federation’s doping disciplinary tribunal (DDT) that had already cleared Thibus of any fault.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
8 July 2025
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As the abuse scandal spread globally during Francis’ 12-year pontificate, the commission initially lost influence and its crowning recommendation — the creation of a tribunal to judge bishops who covered up for predator priests — went nowhere.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2025
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“High court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20court. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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