supreme court

noun

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as in high court
the highest court of law in a country or U.S. state Supreme Court justices

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Recent Examples of supreme court After Maduro was removed, Rodríguez, who was his vice president, stepped in as interim leader, and was given a six-month mandate by the nation’s supreme court. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026 In the latter, the state supreme court revised the instruction to appear more neutral and reduced pressure on hold-out jurors to switch sides. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Sanft will have 30 days to file a notice of intent to appeal after sentencing and another four months to file with the supreme court. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026 Nor did the attorney who represented Malosso in his supreme court appeal. — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for supreme court
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  • The two questions the high court will examine include how the Employment Division‘s rule on a law’s neutrality should be applied and if the 10th Circuit should have used a different precedent as its guide, rather than the Employment Division.
    — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The high court found that the administration had not demonstrated that the president was authorized to use regular military forces to execute federal laws or that those forces were unable to carry out the mission.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
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  • It was imposed by a labor dispute arbitration tribunal acting under a decision of the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), following the federal government’s request that the negotiations be taken in that direction.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • After the Nuremberg tribunal, the top Nazi leadership were rightly hanged for their crimes, yet even these were not open for public viewing, because that is savagery.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Oct. 2026
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  • Close out the day with cocktails at Spirit Copa Bar, the hotel’s lively poolside bar.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The women have testified in court about alleged encounters at a hotel, a bar, a radio station, a workplace and Brand’s home.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
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