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Recent Examples of jurisprudence
It has been recognized for more than four centuries of Anglo-American jurisprudence that a person cannot be a judge in his own case.
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2025
Because of all this, topline numbers alone don't give a full picture of how Biden's judicial picks stack up against those of his predecessors, or what their impact on federal jurisprudence may be.
—Cooper Burton, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2025
That would preserve the rest of the court’s First Amendment jurisprudence.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Jan. 2025
One hardly need adhere to the realist or critical legal studies schools of jurisprudence to suggest that these factors might tip the balance in an area where the law was uncertain.
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2025
Because of all this, topline numbers alone don't give a full picture of how Biden's judicial picks stack up against those of his predecessors, or what their impact on federal jurisprudence may be.
—Cooper Burton, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2025
That would preserve the rest of the court’s First Amendment jurisprudence.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Jan. 2025
One hardly need adhere to the realist or critical legal studies schools of jurisprudence to suggest that these factors might tip the balance in an area where the law was uncertain.
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jurisprudence
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But efforts at the federal level fell short, including a congressional attempt, in 1995, to enact a law making English the exclusive language of the federal government and repealing the bilingual requirements of the Voting Rights Act.—
Graciela Mochkofsky,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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Another point of contention at the convention came from Utah Senate Bill 54, a law that has grown controversial to members of the Utah GOP.—
Annabella Rosciglione,
The Washington Examiner,
19 May 2025
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All three of the judges, who sit on the US Court of International Trade, appeared troubled by the Trump administration’s claim that the judiciary may not review the legality of the tariffs at all.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
13 May 2025
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Even worse, Trump’s attacks on the rule of law and the judiciary, universities, law firms, and scientific institutions are undermining the foundations of what makes the United States so attractive for investment and gives it such great weight on the world stage.—
Arancha González Laya,
Foreign Affairs,
12 May 2025
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During the May 15 hearing, justices asked attorneys for both sides about the consequences of allowing the order to take effect.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Joe Don Baker, the actor who as the real-life Sheriff Buford Pusser in the 1973 vigilante film Walking Tall carried a big stick to mete out his own Tennessee brand of justice, died May 7, his family has announced.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
15 May 2025
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“Jurisprudence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jurisprudence. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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