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Recent Examples of jurisprudence
His jurisprudence reflects a balance between protecting speech and maintaining constitutional precedents.
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Advertisement Neither the initial First Amendment jurisprudence nor the new communications policy rules were inevitable.
—John Wihbey, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
The truth was half of them didn’t even need a will, regardless of how simple, though no lawyer in the history of American jurisprudence had ever said so to a paying client.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
First Amendment jurisprudence is absolutist and libertarian.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Advertisement Neither the initial First Amendment jurisprudence nor the new communications policy rules were inevitable.
—John Wihbey, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
The truth was half of them didn’t even need a will, regardless of how simple, though no lawyer in the history of American jurisprudence had ever said so to a paying client.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
First Amendment jurisprudence is absolutist and libertarian.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jurisprudence
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The bank would only speak hypothetically about when the bank closes accounts and its reasons for closing accounts, citing bank privacy laws.—
Ken Sweet,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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One new state law enacted in 2024 set requirements for oil and gas companies to plug certain percentages of their idle wells each year — between 5% and 15% each year at first, but larger shares after 2027.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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Uludag denied the accusations during questioning, insisting that his posts were legitimate criticism made in his capacity as a judiciary reporter, according to court documents published by Cumhuriyet newspaper.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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Chief Justice John Roberts said in his 2024 year-end report on the federal judiciary that the number of threats and communications targeting judges had tripled over the prior decade.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The pair were originally sentenced in May 2023, before having some convictions — including wire fraud and obstruction of justice — reversed in 2025 and their cases remanded for resentencing.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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But leaders shouldn’t backpedal on criminal justice reforms.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Jurisprudence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jurisprudence. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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