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the highest court of law in a country or U.S. state
Supreme Court justices
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This is the second complaint from the state supreme court's disciplinary commission alleging misconduct by Rokita during his tenure, and will be the second time the court will hold a hearing and make some kind of decision.
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Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 18 July 2025
The Israeli supreme court has also ruled that the ultra-Orthodox carve-out violates the principle of equality under the law, tasking the legislature with instituting a fairer regime.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 17 July 2025
By then, Valdes and her brothers were attending public schools in West Palm Beach, a right undocumented children have because of a supreme court ruling which passed narrowly in the early ‘80s.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 7 June 2025
Similar cases filed against fossil fuel companies in New Jersey, New York and Maryland have been dismissed, while one filed in Hawaii was allowed by that state’s supreme court to stand.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 12 May 2025
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Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 18 July 2025
The Israeli supreme court has also ruled that the ultra-Orthodox carve-out violates the principle of equality under the law, tasking the legislature with instituting a fairer regime.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 17 July 2025
By then, Valdes and her brothers were attending public schools in West Palm Beach, a right undocumented children have because of a supreme court ruling which passed narrowly in the early ‘80s.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 7 June 2025
Similar cases filed against fossil fuel companies in New Jersey, New York and Maryland have been dismissed, while one filed in Hawaii was allowed by that state’s supreme court to stand.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supreme court
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But a decision from the high court might not arrive before the spending clash comes to a head in Congress.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Bradley's decision comes after conservatives lost the past two statewide high court races by double digits, including an April contest that shattered national spending records and saw liberals prevail despite heavy financial backing for the conservative candidate from billionaire Elon Musk.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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The first international tribunal ever organized, the first time film footage was used as evidence to show the world what this regime perpetrated.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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And now comes Nuremberg, being released in the same month that tribunal happened on November 21, 1945.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
7 Sep. 2025
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As for breakfast, there's a robust offering of everything, from a DIY mimosa bar to sweet and savory dishes like quiche, pizzettes, and even the viral flat croissant with chocolate and pistachio.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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Two South Florida men are behind bars on human smuggling charges after a group of migrants arrived in the Florida Keys earlier this week.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Supreme court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supreme%20court. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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