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Recent Examples of high court
Instead, the high court will consider issues stemming from three federal district court lawsuits that challenged Trump’s order.
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 15 May 2025
The high court agreed to pause a lower court order that had blocked the administration from implementing its ban nationwide.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 6 May 2025
His administration is targeting a long-standing Supreme Court precedent known as Humphrey’s Executor, a 1935 opinion that saw a unanimous high court rule that presidents lack authority to remove heads of independent agencies unilaterally.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 3 May 2025
Frequently, this is done by packing high courts with loyalist judges and creating special tribunals with little or no due process for certain cases or people.
—Amanda Taub, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 15 May 2025
The high court agreed to pause a lower court order that had blocked the administration from implementing its ban nationwide.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 6 May 2025
His administration is targeting a long-standing Supreme Court precedent known as Humphrey’s Executor, a 1935 opinion that saw a unanimous high court rule that presidents lack authority to remove heads of independent agencies unilaterally.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 3 May 2025
Frequently, this is done by packing high courts with loyalist judges and creating special tribunals with little or no due process for certain cases or people.
—Amanda Taub, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high court
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The letter, which was started by development producer Sid Strickland of Motive Pictures and script editor Jack Casey, expresses solidarity for the trans, non-binary and intersex communities impacted by the supreme court ruling.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2025
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The supreme court statement also included a similar remark.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2025
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The Alaska Supreme Court punted on figuring out whether the facts would lead to a resolution of this conflict and thus remanded the case back to the trial court.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Two years ago, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation referred O’Bannon’s case back to the trial court after noticing sentencing errors in some legal court documents.—
Bay City News Service,
Mercury News,
24 May 2025
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In 2004, Kehoe was selected to lead a team of lawyers and investigators who advised a special tribunal that prosecuted former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein for crimes against humanity.—
Dan Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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The three-strong tribunal of former Supreme Court judges Lords Mance and Neuberger and leading international arbitrator Michael Crane was asked to rule on two disputes.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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“High court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20court. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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