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Recent Examples of kangaroo court
The report was simply a kangaroo court that already knew its conclusions before the first witness was called.
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IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2024
Which seems an odd determination from a court of inquiry about the shipboard officers’ council, which was fairly clearly a kangaroo court.
—Howard Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
Hunter was credited with starting the Orioles’ kangaroo court.
—Paul McCardell, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2024
Bunker said the ordeal felt like a kangaroo court and that the committee had made up their minds before the hearing even began.
—Andrea Mew, National Review, 20 Dec. 2023
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IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2024
Which seems an odd determination from a court of inquiry about the shipboard officers’ council, which was fairly clearly a kangaroo court.
—Howard Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
Hunter was credited with starting the Orioles’ kangaroo court.
—Paul McCardell, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2024
Bunker said the ordeal felt like a kangaroo court and that the committee had made up their minds before the hearing even began.
—Andrea Mew, National Review, 20 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kangaroo court
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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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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
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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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Catholic Charites argues the state supreme court decision violates religious freedoms protected by the First Amendment by making determinations about what work qualifies as religious.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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Gonzalez, who lives in Pennsylvania, was later released following an arraignment in Brooklyn criminal court.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
6 July 2025
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Justices and judges on the Texas Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals, the state's highest civil and criminal courts, respectively, are eligible to earn between $168,000 and $211,680 depending on years of service.—
Alex Driggars,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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By the time Ono came before his second trial by inquisition, this one at the hands of the governors of the State University System, the counterassault was well and truly underway.—
Ron Cunningham,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2025
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Biden's physical and mental decline in office and its cover up by those around him is a legitimate scandal worthy of inquisition.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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That was in place of a court-martial for being gay, which was a crime in the service at the time.—
Al Weaver,
The Hill,
5 June 2025
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Nick Offerman slams 'Parks and Rec' fan insinuating Ron Swanson is homophobic Milk served as a lieutenant, junior grade in the Navy during the Korean War, opting to resign in 1955 rather than face court-martial because of his sexuality.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
4 June 2025
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“Kangaroo court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kangaroo%20court. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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