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the highest court of law in a country or U.S. state
Supreme Court justices
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Recent Examples of supreme court
In other news: Charter schools funding issue goes before supreme court: A lawsuit challenging a 2022 law that would fund charter schools in Kentucky has made its way to the state supreme court.
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Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 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
Switzerland’s supreme court decides upon CAS verdicts which have been challenged, but have rarely overturned the verdicts.
—Leon Imber, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
The best solution would be kicking the U.S. out of the World Trade Organization, argues trade expert Kristen Hopewell from the University of British Columbia, and re-establish the WTO’s Appellate Body, the supreme court for global trade.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 12 July 2025
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Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 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
Switzerland’s supreme court decides upon CAS verdicts which have been challenged, but have rarely overturned the verdicts.
—Leon Imber, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
The best solution would be kicking the U.S. out of the World Trade Organization, argues trade expert Kristen Hopewell from the University of British Columbia, and re-establish the WTO’s Appellate Body, the supreme court for global trade.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supreme court
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Blair faced a private war crimes prosecution, but the British high court ruled to block it in 2017.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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The state's high court had just heard arguments over whether to overturn the broadly popular Voters' Right to Know Act.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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However, rulings from another global tribunal -- the International Criminal Court (ICC) -- may have altered Netanyahu's travel plans.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Maxar/Google Earth The Hague tribunal's 2016 ruling under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea classified Subi Reef as a low-tide elevation, not entitled to its own territorial sea or exclusive economic zone.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Center, and the bourbon bars and distilleries making up Whiskey Row.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Oct. 2025
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That abundance is on full display at the hotel’s six restaurants and bars, which source the large majority of ingredients from the surrounding areas.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Supreme court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supreme%20court. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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