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Recent Examples of jurisprudence
This is neither balanced jurisprudence nor an arcane legal dispute.
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Darrell Issa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
The jurisprudence was sorely lacking — Oliver Wendell Holmes would been horrified, Louis Brandeis grave rolling.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
The citation of Arlington Heights in the Department of Education letter inadvertently makes clear the astonishing transformation in constitutional jurisprudence that is now under way in this country.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
It has been recognized for more than four centuries of Anglo-American jurisprudence that a person cannot be a judge in his own case.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2025
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Darrell Issa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
The jurisprudence was sorely lacking — Oliver Wendell Holmes would been horrified, Louis Brandeis grave rolling.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
The citation of Arlington Heights in the Department of Education letter inadvertently makes clear the astonishing transformation in constitutional jurisprudence that is now under way in this country.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
It has been recognized for more than four centuries of Anglo-American jurisprudence that a person cannot be a judge in his own case.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jurisprudence
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Asian Americans’ outrage over a judge’s leniency in the case — the assailants received $3,000 fines and no jail time — sparked a surge of activism seeking tougher hate crime laws nationwide.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
31 May 2025
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Sunday marks the first batch — 83, to be exact — to become law.—
Hannah Gaskill,
Baltimore Sun,
31 May 2025
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Today, the principle that the judiciary interprets the Constitution and the laws is firmly rooted.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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With Republicans in control of both chambers of Congress, the judiciary has been the main check on his authority.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
Noun
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In the article, he is pictured outside of former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s house protesting for justice for Laquan McDonald, a Black teenager who was killed by a police officer in 2014.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram Amy McDaniel edits stories about criminal justice, breaking news and education for the Star-Telegram.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 May 2025
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“Jurisprudence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jurisprudence. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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