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Ultimately, the chief justice analogized the case to the Supreme Court’s 2021 ruling that Philadelphia couldn’t exclude a religious agency from its foster care system.
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 1 May 2025
The Florida signers include former ABA president Martha Barnett and two retired state Supreme Court chief justices, Barbara Pariente and Peggy Quince.
Barnett and Quince are board members of Lawyers Defending American Democracy, which filed the complaint.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025
Among them is a new chief justice, Hugo Aguilar, who would become the country’s first top jurist of Indigenous origin since the legendary Benito Juárez, who also served as president, more than a century and a half ago.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
The chief justice's order allows the Supreme Court more time to consider the Trump administration's request for emergency relief, which was filed with the high court earlier this week.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 May 2025
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 1 May 2025
The Florida signers include former ABA president Martha Barnett and two retired state Supreme Court chief justices, Barbara Pariente and Peggy Quince.
Barnett and Quince are board members of Lawyers Defending American Democracy, which filed the complaint.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025
Among them is a new chief justice, Hugo Aguilar, who would become the country’s first top jurist of Indigenous origin since the legendary Benito Juárez, who also served as president, more than a century and a half ago.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
The chief justice's order allows the Supreme Court more time to consider the Trump administration's request for emergency relief, which was filed with the high court earlier this week.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chief justice
circuit judge
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Issuing their ruling Tuesday, the three circuit judges said that was not enough.—
Dan Gooding
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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They were granted bonds by a state circuit judge and then transferred to federal custody.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Chief justice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chief%20justice. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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