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Recent Examples of kangaroo court
Each of them struggles with their foreign agent status, hiring lawyers to represent them in kangaroo courts where the verdict has been pre-determined.
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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
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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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
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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The high court is expected to issue a ruling in those two cases by the end of June.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026
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The state high court's decision comes after years of advocacy to undo mandatory life without parole sentences both in Pennsylvania and nationally.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The country's supreme court ordered their release last June.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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The country’s supreme court ordered their release last June.—
Javier Córdoba,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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All civil and criminal court cases have been postponed, and court deadlines have been temporarily paused.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Staff,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act could soon see its first day in criminal court.—
Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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Conservative influencers are pushing for a return to the dark days of 1950s inquisitions.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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Most are evasive, a few are obsequious, many are defiant, a few are enraged, and all appear to feel their lives slipping away under the seemingly boundless force of judicial inquisition.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
19 Feb. 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 31 Mar. 2026.
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