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Montana’s high court petition was backed the National Republican Senatorial Committee, 15 other Republican state attorneys general and the America First Legal Foundation.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
The high court held that Wong Kim Ark, who was born in San Francisco to Chinese immigrants, was a U.S. citizen because he was born in the country.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Jan. 2025
The high court could put the law on hold, could decline to intervene for now or could definitively rule on whether the law is constitutional.
—Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
The high court on Friday unanimously upheld a new law that requires the social media app’s Chinese owner to sell off TikTok’s U.S. business or face a nationwide ban.
—Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of high court was
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“High court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20court. Accessed 28 Jan. 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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