courthouse
noun
court·house
ˈkȯrt-ˌhau̇s 
1
a
: a building in which courts of law are regularly held
b
: the principal building in which county offices are housed
2
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LaPorte’s team began examining the purported will in early June at the courthouse after shipping about 150 pounds of forensic gear from his Virginia lab to Nevada, according to court filings cited by the Journal.
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4 July 2026
Dozens of people gathered at the courthouse in solidarity with the comedian on Friday, chanting anti‑government slogans, according to the opposition‑leaning newspaper Cumhuriyet.
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3 July 2026
Callella's next hearing is scheduled for July 2 at the federal courthouse in Tucson.
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2 July 2026
All parties in the criminal case are barred from attending the vigil, held less than 15 miles from the courthouse, because of a gag order Maguire issued last month.
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Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2026
Dozens of people gathered at the courthouse in solidarity with the comedian on Friday, chanting anti‑government slogans, according to the opposition‑leaning newspaper Cumhuriyet.
—
ABC News,
3 July 2026
Callella's next hearing is scheduled for July 2 at the federal courthouse in Tucson.
—
Anna Schecter,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
All parties in the criminal case are barred from attending the vigil, held less than 15 miles from the courthouse, because of a gag order Maguire issued last month.
—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
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“Courthouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courthouse. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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courthouse
noun
court·house
ˈkō(ə)rt-ˌhau̇s
ˈkȯ(ə)rt-
: a building in which courts of law are held or county offices are located
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