jurisprudence

as in law
formal the study of law a professor of jurisprudence

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Recent Examples of jurisprudence Michael Gerhardt, the Burton Craige distinguished professor of jurisprudence at the University of North Carolina, detailed how the conservative majority could impact the decisions. Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025 But one thing Roberts’s statement obscures is how much his own jurisprudence has facilitated Trump’s defiance of the other branches of government. Cristian Farias, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025 Modern international jurisprudence backs the point. Carlo J.v. Caro, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025 Michael Gerhardt, the Burton Craige distinguished professor of jurisprudence at the University of North Carolina (UNC), said this is not the first time Ho has criticized a court decision. Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for jurisprudence
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  • Nowhere is this truer than Wimbledon, which has always been a law unto itself. — Caoimhe O’Neill contributed reporting.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 6 July 2025
  • Sotomayor wrote her own dissent of the majority’s ruling that fuel producers can challenge California emissions standards under a federal air pollution law.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 6 July 2025
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  • What To Know On Sunday, Jahangir wrote in Mizan, the Iranian judiciary's outlet, that 71 people were killed in the Israeli strike on Iran's notorious Evin Prison.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
  • Iran's judiciary said the men were convicted of espionage on behalf of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency.
    Sahar Zand, ABC News, 28 June 2025
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  • Mounting fear within the Jewish and Conservative communities of New York is that Mamdani’s furtive stance of justice for Palestine and divestment from Israel is stoking the flame of more virulent Anti-Semitism to come.
    Alexandra Bregman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Guzman-Feliz’s death sparked widespread outrage and calls for justice, with the hashtag #JusticeForJunior gaining traction across social media and prompting citywide demonstrations and tributes.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 30 June 2025

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“Jurisprudence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jurisprudence. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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