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supreme courts

noun

plural of supreme court

as in high courts

the highest court of law in a country or U.S. state Supreme Court justices

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Recent Examples of supreme courts The professional embarrassments even take place at the level of state supreme courts. — Martin Kaste, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026 Under the federal constitution, states and their supreme courts are the ultimate judges of state law. — Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 15 May 2026 Under the federal constitution, states and their supreme courts are the ultimate judges of state law. — Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026 In contrast to the Second Circuit, the Eighth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits, and several state supreme courts all have held that confrontation requires face-to-face confrontation. — Robert Anello, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 Though many Hungarian judges and prosecutors faithfully carry out their duties, judicial leadership — including the heads of the constitutional and supreme courts — should be replaced to restore trust and impartiality, said Martin of Transparency International Hungary. — ABC News, 18 May 2026

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In 1996, the United Nations selected her as chief prosecutor of the international criminal tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda.

— Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Located just 2 miles away from the former insurance building that housed the residual mechanism, the ICC was set up as a permanent, global court to prosecute humanity’s worst crimes and forestall the need to create ad hoc tribunals for every conflict.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 May 2026

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When World Cup season descends upon soccer-mad Brazil, green and yellow banners decorate restaurants, bars and apartment buildings, streets are painted with flags and soccer balls, and discussions of the beloved national team's games are ubiquitous.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
The dynamic duo of Jonda Valentine, an artist and daughter of a Pentecostal preacher, and her longtime friend Christa Suppan, who started as a bartender when Lipstick first opened, share co-ownership of the two bars.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 July 2026

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