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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
The report was simply a kangaroo court that already knew its conclusions before the first witness was called.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 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
The report was simply a kangaroo court that already knew its conclusions before the first witness was called.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kangaroo court
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Five candidates are running for three seats on the state’s high court in a nonpartisan election.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
16 May 2026
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The high court's order means that the medication will remain available via telehealth while Louisiana's case against the Food and Drug Administration moves through the lower courts.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
15 May 2026
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Still, the state supreme court opinion is not an affront to constitutional or democratic logic.—
Noah Feldman,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
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Hill has denied making most of the comments and trying to influence the jury, according to the state supreme court decision.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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The police have been in possession of the same videos as the social workers, yet no charges have been brought against the parents in criminal court.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Fresh Take Florida reporters reviewed nearly 100 criminal court cases dating back to 2015.—
Jack Jankowski,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 May 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 19 May. 2026.
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