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Recent Examples of criminal court
The jury heard from 22 witnesses during about four weeks of testimony in Manhattan's criminal court.
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 3 Jan. 2025
That five-page request was similar in nature to a more lengthy Trump filing made public Tuesday, which asked a Manhattan criminal court to throw out his convictions on 34 counts of falsifying business records.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
He is expected to appear in criminal court on Wednesday.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Of the accused, only Shipps has been convicted in criminal court.
—Sara Coello, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2025
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 3 Jan. 2025
That five-page request was similar in nature to a more lengthy Trump filing made public Tuesday, which asked a Manhattan criminal court to throw out his convictions on 34 counts of falsifying business records.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
He is expected to appear in criminal court on Wednesday.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Of the accused, only Shipps has been convicted in criminal court.
—Sara Coello, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminal court
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Read more Donald Trump suffers legal setback over transgender order Donald Trump's multiple legal setbacks Donald Trump suffers triple legal blow in just 90 minutes Who will win In Donald Trump and judiciary's power battle?—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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But the clerk in Alaska never used the judiciary's internal system to report the judge.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
1 Mar. 2025
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Catch up quick: The high court agreed to take up a challenge from Kaley Chiles, a Christian counselor, who argued Colorado's restriction against licensed mental health professionals engaging in conversion therapy for minors violates her free speech rights.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
10 Mar. 2025
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The high court’s ruling meant Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates, who took office in 2023, had to decide whether to continue his predecessor’s efforts to vacate the conviction.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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The Wisconsin supreme court ruled that Act 10 was constitutional in 2014.—
The Editors,
National Review,
25 Feb. 2025
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In Texas, the state supreme court recently heard arguments in a similar case.—
Sarah Matusek,
The Christian Science Monitor,
30 Jan. 2025
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On Friday night, the Premier League released a statement in response to the arbitration tribunal’s ruling.—
Dan Sheldon,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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The case will play out in court in April during a tribunal at the Intellectual Property Office.—
George Nelson for ArtNews,
Robb Report,
12 Feb. 2025
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Investigators soon determined, and so did the courts, that a motley group of arsonists had intentionally torched the factory, seemingly for the insurance money.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2025
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As a seasoned commissioner and a longtime attorney, Silver would likely also be viewed by courts as especially credible and authoritative.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Behind 20 points from Robinson and 13 points from Burks, the Heat’s bench outscored the Pacers’ reserves 49-27.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2025
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Brooklyn won the third quarter 35-27 and ended the period on an 8-0 run behind somewhat better defense and balanced scoring from Thomas, Cam Johnson and Nic Claxton, plus 15 points from its bench.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Criminal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminal%20court. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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