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Recent Examples of kangaroo court
Chandler complained about her treatment at trial, calling it a kangaroo court.
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Ruth Chenetz, CBS News, 31 May 2025
Each of them struggles with their foreign agent status, hiring lawyers to represent them in kangaroo courts where the verdict has been pre-determined.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2025
The kangaroo court elevated Indiana and BYU past Tennessee this week despite the Vols winning comfortably against Mississippi State and the Hoosiers and Cougars gutting out close wins against unranked opponents on the road.
—Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 14 Nov. 2024
After weeks of innuendos and show hearings, Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee have finally released the actual impeachment resolution against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, ahead of a hearing today in this kangaroo court.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2024
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Ruth Chenetz, CBS News, 31 May 2025
Each of them struggles with their foreign agent status, hiring lawyers to represent them in kangaroo courts where the verdict has been pre-determined.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2025
The kangaroo court elevated Indiana and BYU past Tennessee this week despite the Vols winning comfortably against Mississippi State and the Hoosiers and Cougars gutting out close wins against unranked opponents on the road.
—Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 14 Nov. 2024
After weeks of innuendos and show hearings, Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee have finally released the actual impeachment resolution against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, ahead of a hearing today in this kangaroo court.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kangaroo court
Noun
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Friends and family members said Lewis brought a bit of Beckley, West Virginia, with him to the high court.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2026
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No matter how much someone disagrees with recent decisions by the high court, threatening to subordinate judicial independence to the whims of a political party befits a banana republic.—
Washington Post Editorial Board,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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Sonko, who heads the Pastef party, was barred from running after a defamation conviction was upheld by Senegal's supreme court, and the Constitutional Court dismissed his candidacy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 May 2026
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In a 5-2 decision, the state supreme court has ruled that Children's Hospital Colorado must continue treatments for transgender youth.—
Sarah Horbacewicz,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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The actor, 39, pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor counts of simple battery in a Louisiana criminal court Wednesday, June 3, according to records obtained by USA TODAY.—
Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Applegate is due in criminal court on June 18 for his arrest for criminal trespassing.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
1 June 2026
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Tuttle’s fearless inquisition won’t insult your intelligence, ask your mercy or hogtie your feelings.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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In any event, Levinson still believes that this inquisition undermined the larger point being made about institutional abuse.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Pentagon opened an investigation of Kelly in late November, citing a federal law that allows retired service members to be recalled to active duty on orders of the defense secretary for possible court-martial or other punishment.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Pentagon opened an investigation of Kelly in late November, citing a federal law that allows retired service members to be recalled to active duty on orders of the Defense secretary for possible court-martial or other punishment.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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And men like Lang Long, a Cambodian who was trafficked and sold into the Thai fishing industry, are modern-day Billy Budds in a system that lacks even the rough justice of a drumhead court-martial.—
Alyssa Rosenberg,
Washington Post,
12 Sep. 2019
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“Kangaroo court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kangaroo%20court. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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