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The high court on Tuesday issued a ruling upholding Ford's execution.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
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Trump vs. the courts: Two early fights set stage for many more to come
President Trump is pushing legal boundaries by design — testing the limits of his own power and the willingness of a conservative high court to enhance it.
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Erin Doherty, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
The high court in recent years has reined in prosecutors’ discretion in corruption actions against public officials, and one of those decisions in our own 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upended the legal interpretation prosecutors relied on extensively in the ComEd Four trial.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Yes, the Roberts court has shown itself willing to reverse its prior opinions (see: Roe v. Wade), but my betting is that at least on some of these issues the high court will rule against Trump.
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Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2025
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First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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“High court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20court. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
Legal Definition
high court
noun1
: a court of last resort in the U.S.
especially
: supreme court
2
capitalized
: high court of justice
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