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the highest court of law in a country or U.S. state
Supreme Court justices
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The rise came after the state's supreme court put the state on notice and imposed a $100,000-a-day fine to ensure better funding and support for public schools.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
Wednesday’s ruling stopping certification came from a separate case that Republicans filed with the same lower court judge, whose initial ruling against the initiative was put on hold by the state supreme court.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The Italian diaspora continued the fight against the government’s restrictions on citizenship by descent this week, as three cases were scrutinized by Italy’s supreme court.
—Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
Every statewide officeholder and most state judges, including those on the state supreme court, are Democrats.
—Will Swaim, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
Wednesday’s ruling stopping certification came from a separate case that Republicans filed with the same lower court judge, whose initial ruling against the initiative was put on hold by the state supreme court.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The Italian diaspora continued the fight against the government’s restrictions on citizenship by descent this week, as three cases were scrutinized by Italy’s supreme court.
—Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
Every statewide officeholder and most state judges, including those on the state supreme court, are Democrats.
—Will Swaim, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supreme court
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The state had filed a motion to join the two cases for a single trial, which the trial court granted on the grounds the evidence in each case would be cross admissible, the high court ruling says.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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The three petitions from Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall asked the high court on its emergency docket to allow its 2023 congressional map to take effect and to lift an injunction by a lower court that found the map violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
9 May 2026
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The accusations paralleled those against Crasso in the Vatican tribunal.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The wounds and humiliations of private life can rarely be redressed by law; literature offers a parallel tribunal in which those hurts are litigated and, if possible, imaginatively overcome.—
Charlie Tyson,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Finger food at Farol, the duplex bar and cafe shaped like a lighthouse by the pool, is an easy way to lure the kids out of the pool or waves for nourishment.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 May 2026
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Food and Drink Dining at the hotel centers around two distinct bar experiences rather than a traditional restaurant.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2026
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“Supreme court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supreme%20court. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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