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The chief justice of the Colorado Supreme Court is being targeted this election for her ruling that temporarily removed former President Trump from the 2024 ballot.
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John Frank, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
They are appointed by several authorities, including legislators from both sides of the aisle, our state’s chief justice, and the governor.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 30 Oct. 2024
Thus, in 1986, Reagan promoted Rehnquist to be chief justice and added Scalia, whose experiences had shaped his belief in vast presidential authority, to the Court.
—Duncan Hosie / Made By History, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024
The chief justice’s institutionalist tendency had been cemented over the past two decades.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
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John Frank, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
They are appointed by several authorities, including legislators from both sides of the aisle, our state’s chief justice, and the governor.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 30 Oct. 2024
Thus, in 1986, Reagan promoted Rehnquist to be chief justice and added Scalia, whose experiences had shaped his belief in vast presidential authority, to the Court.
—Duncan Hosie / Made By History, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024
The chief justice’s institutionalist tendency had been cemented over the past two decades.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
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“Chief justice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chief%20justice. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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