SCOTUS
abbreviation or noun
: the supreme court of the United States
—often used like a nickname
The U.S. Supreme Court must decide soon whether to review the Kasky v. Nike decision. … SCOTUS should review this case and overturn the California ruling.—
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Fact check: Biden saying 'end of quote' in SCOTUS remarks wasn't flub
Footage captured by PBS shows several members of the press and crew walking down the same route to leave.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Plaintiffs Want to Reverse a 20-year old SCOTUS ruling
The first major challenge from the federal government to state-legal medical cannabis took place during the George W. Bush administration, when Bush's Department of Justice began cracking down on medical cannabis in California.
—Zack Huffman, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Trump would be in jail right now had Garland not blocked Trump's Jan. 6 prosecution for 20 months to allow SCOTUS' delay till dictator strategy to prevail.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
The case could deal another blow to the regulator’s authority, after SCOTUS dismantled the Chevron doctrine earlier this year, which diminishes courts’ reliance on agency expertise.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 22 Nov. 2024
Power up: Hill Republicans are mad — but not too mad — that SCOTUS declined to stay EPA's power plant emissions rule.
—Daniel Moore, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
However, recently there have been disturbing losses: In 2000 SCOTUS invalidated portions of The Violence Against Women Act (some of which have since been restored).
—Lisa Ann Walter, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2024
As The Daily Beast reported, progressive advocates have been bracing for increasingly right-wing decisions from SCOTUS, a trend which seemed to be affirmed by the court’s Monday decision to let stand a ban on emergency abortions in Texas.
—James Factora, Them, 7 Oct. 2024
Justice Kavanaugh voted with Chief Justice Roberts in 95% of cases last term, according to Empirical SCOTUS.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Sep. 2024
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Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Plaintiffs Want to Reverse a 20-year old SCOTUS ruling
The first major challenge from the federal government to state-legal medical cannabis took place during the George W. Bush administration, when Bush's Department of Justice began cracking down on medical cannabis in California.
—Zack Huffman, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Trump would be in jail right now had Garland not blocked Trump's Jan. 6 prosecution for 20 months to allow SCOTUS' delay till dictator strategy to prevail.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
The case could deal another blow to the regulator’s authority, after SCOTUS dismantled the Chevron doctrine earlier this year, which diminishes courts’ reliance on agency expertise.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 22 Nov. 2024
Power up: Hill Republicans are mad — but not too mad — that SCOTUS declined to stay EPA's power plant emissions rule.
—Daniel Moore, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
However, recently there have been disturbing losses: In 2000 SCOTUS invalidated portions of The Violence Against Women Act (some of which have since been restored).
—Lisa Ann Walter, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2024
As The Daily Beast reported, progressive advocates have been bracing for increasingly right-wing decisions from SCOTUS, a trend which seemed to be affirmed by the court’s Monday decision to let stand a ban on emergency abortions in Texas.
—James Factora, Them, 7 Oct. 2024
Justice Kavanaugh voted with Chief Justice Roberts in 95% of cases last term, according to Empirical SCOTUS.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Sep. 2024
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“SCOTUS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SCOTUS. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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