high court

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Recent Examples of high court Access is likely to remain uninterrupted at least until into next year as the case plays out, including a potential appeal to the high court. Mark Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026 The high court ruled unanimously in favor of Shawn Montgomery, whose parked vehicle was hit by a speeding truck driver on an Illinois highway in 2017. ABC News, 14 May 2026 Mark Ellinger, a prominent Republican attorney who defended the map in court, said the high court’s ruling reinforces that the new map is legitimate. Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026 The state had filed a motion to join the two cases for a single trial, which the trial court granted on the grounds the evidence in each case would be cross admissible, the high court ruling says. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for high court
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Noun
  • Still, the state supreme court opinion is not an affront to constitutional or democratic logic.
    Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
  • Hill has denied making most of the comments and trying to influence the jury, according to the state supreme court decision.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • But the Helms-Burton law does not state those citizenship requirements, and the trial court’s decision was overturned in an appeals court.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
  • The state had filed a motion to join the two cases for a single trial, which the trial court granted on the grounds the evidence in each case would be cross admissible, the high court ruling says.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • In July 202, a tribunal recommended then-chancellor Giovannini reconsider that decision, and in August 2020, McDonald made an appeal to the college’s board of trustees.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
  • The Senate was preparing to convene into a tribunal to try the vice president.
    Joeal Calupitan, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026

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“High court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20court. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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