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the highest court of law in a country or U.S. state
Supreme Court justices
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As a result of the historic ruling, which was upheld by the state's supreme court in 2024, Montana officials are now legally required to factor the climate impacts of new energy projects into their environmental reviews and permitting decisions.
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Elisabeth Brier, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
After Roy joined activists fighting against the construction of a dam on the Narmada River, she was convicted of contempt of court for challenging the supreme court’s order to renew construction.
—Anderson Tepper, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
Erin Patterson, who murdered three relatives with poisonous mushrooms, has been given a life prison sentence by the supreme court in Australia.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
In March 2015, Italy's supreme court overturned Amanda and Raffael's conviction, ending the legal matter.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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Elisabeth Brier, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
After Roy joined activists fighting against the construction of a dam on the Narmada River, she was convicted of contempt of court for challenging the supreme court’s order to renew construction.
—Anderson Tepper, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
Erin Patterson, who murdered three relatives with poisonous mushrooms, has been given a life prison sentence by the supreme court in Australia.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
In March 2015, Italy's supreme court overturned Amanda and Raffael's conviction, ending the legal matter.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supreme court
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Mississippi's appeal is the fourth case the high court agreed to hear this term that could affect future elections.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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But after the Supreme Court issued the administrative stay that allowed the USDA to pause SNAP allocations, pending its appeal to the high court, the funding situation for states became significantly murkier.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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In 2016, an international tribunal at the Hague found that the US, United Kingdom, and Australia were all complicit in the mass killings of 1965, which were deemed crimes against humanity.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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The film is being released the same month 80 years after the tribunal opened on November 21, 1945.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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The incident’s location—a crowded outdoor bar patio—underscores ongoing debates over public safety, law enforcement pursuit policies, and the balance between deterring dangerous driving while protecting bystanders.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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The result comes after Kardashian previously failed the California bar exam three times.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Supreme court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supreme%20court. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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