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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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Idaho’s high court pointed out that due process applies only when someone could be deprived of life, liberty or property rights.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
24 June 2025
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In 2020, the high court ruled that Muslim men who claimed their religious rights were violated for being placed on the government’s no-fly list after refusing to serve as FBI informants could sue the FBI agents for damages.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
24 June 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,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2025
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The state's supreme court previously ruled that Catholic Charities, operated by the Diocese of Superior in northwest Wisconsin, was not exempt from paying an unemployment tax like the larger Catholic Church is.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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Many legal protections from criminal court don’t apply.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2025
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Whereas defendants in criminal court have a right to free counsel, no such right exists in immigration court.—
Rachel Uranga,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 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 2 Jul. 2025.
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