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the highest court of law in a country or U.S. state
Supreme Court justices
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Yet the state’s supreme court struck it down as unconstitutional under New Jersey’s own 1776 constitution, an early precursor to the federal Bill of Rights.
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Time, 17 Dec. 2025
In Wisconsin, the state supreme court is taking up two redistricting cases that could potentially lead to a new map that could favor Democrats in up to two House districts.
—Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 30 Nov. 2025
On Monday, the Western Australia supreme court named lawyer Ian Torrington Blatchford as interim administrator of an estate believed to be worth millions.
—Simon Crerar, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
So far, both conservative and liberal supreme court justices have seemed skeptical of his arguments.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
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Time, 17 Dec. 2025
In Wisconsin, the state supreme court is taking up two redistricting cases that could potentially lead to a new map that could favor Democrats in up to two House districts.
—Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 30 Nov. 2025
On Monday, the Western Australia supreme court named lawyer Ian Torrington Blatchford as interim administrator of an estate believed to be worth millions.
—Simon Crerar, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
So far, both conservative and liberal supreme court justices have seemed skeptical of his arguments.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supreme court
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Texas appealed the ruling to the Supreme Court’s emergency docket, with the high court ruling 6-3 in December 2025 to allow the Lone Star State to use the new congressional map for the 2026 elections.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Feb. 2026
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More than six out of ten adults surveyed in January said the high court should uphold a lower court ruling limiting the president’s authority to impose tariffs.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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When Liverpool signed teenager Rio Ngumoha from Chelsea, the fee for the winger went to a tribunal.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Republican parties have already appealed the decision to the state’s Appellate Division and also directly to the state’s highest tribunal, the Court of Appeals in Albany.—
Jeffrey M. Wice,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Those colleagues were jailed too, receiving sentences ranging from 6 years, 9 months to 10 years behind bars.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Given his age, the prison term still could keep him behind bars for the rest of his life.—
Kanis Leung,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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