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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
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
Hunter was credited with starting the Orioles’ kangaroo court.
—Paul McCardell, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 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
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IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 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
Hunter was credited with starting the Orioles’ kangaroo court.
—Paul McCardell, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kangaroo court
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Lower courts have ruled against him, but some trade experts still see a chance that the high court will decide in his favor.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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The move opened the courthouse door to Trump’s two other high court nominees during his first term.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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The current congressional map has not been reviewed by the state’s supreme court, of which the majority of justices were appointed by Republicans, and Democrats would like to keep it that way.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Oct. 2025
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In those states, litigants appeal directly to the state supreme court.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Usually a last resort, the public nuisance investigation allows the Davidson County District Attorney's Office to bring these actions to criminal court, despite the complaint itself being civil in nature, Aaron said.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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Cindy Rodriguez-Singh, the Everman mother accused of killing her 6-year-old developmentally disabled son, appeared in a Tarrant County criminal court Thursday morning for an early pre-trial hearing.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Oct. 2025
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Fear, devotion, inquisition, obsession, admiration – all attention is good attention.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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As decent people resign, they’re replaced with people eager or at least willing to participate in Trump’s partisan inquisition.—
David French,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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The ensign, who had neglected to check the tides before entering the harbor, immediately reported his failure to his superiors, who fired him and hauled him before a court-martial.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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Pedro Angel Ruiz, 29, faces a court-martial.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
27 Aug. 2025
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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 7 Nov. 2025.
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