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At the court-martial, soldiers described a systematic slaughter of defenseless civilians.
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Adam Bernstein, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
Otherwise, a court-martial process is required, according to U.S. code.
—Matt Seyler, ABC News, 25 Nov. 2024
Promotion halted: Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin has blocked the promotion of a general who oversaw troops in Afghanistan during the U.S. withdrawal, as Trump’s transition team weighs possible court-martial proceedings.
—Abby Vervaeke, NBC News, 24 Nov. 2024
McCaskill stated in her email to Dateline that this is required before charges can be referred for trial by general court-martial.
—Anna Turning, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Adam Bernstein, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
Otherwise, a court-martial process is required, according to U.S. code.
—Matt Seyler, ABC News, 25 Nov. 2024
Promotion halted: Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin has blocked the promotion of a general who oversaw troops in Afghanistan during the U.S. withdrawal, as Trump’s transition team weighs possible court-martial proceedings.
—Abby Vervaeke, NBC News, 24 Nov. 2024
McCaskill stated in her email to Dateline that this is required before charges can be referred for trial by general court-martial.
—Anna Turning, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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The last election for a spot on the Wisconsin Supreme Court – which took place in 2023 and also determined its partisan tilt — shattered fundraising records for a state supreme court election.Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 5 Jan. 2025
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The Oklahoma Charter School Board has filed a petition with the Supreme Court to have the state supreme court decision overturned, asking the justices to decide two main points.Peter Greene, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Trump asked the high court on Wednesday to halt the sentencing—after two other lower courts refused—and asked justices to take up his case over whether the guilty verdict against him should be thrown out.Alison Durkee, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Why This Matters As part of the legal process, criminal defendants are supposed to file an appeal with a state's high court before taking the matter to the U.S. Supreme Court.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Movies At Telluride, ‘Conclave’ pleases, even if other Oscar hopefuls aren’t ready for prime time Sept. 1, 2024 Early on, Callas parried these inquisitions with humor.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
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Lost during last week’s inquisition into the Hail Mary and botched fullback dive was a careful examination of more macro issues the Bears are dealing with.Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
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The kangaroo court elevated Indiana and BYU past Tennessee this week despite the Vols winning comfortably against Mississippi State and the Hoosiers and Cougars gutting out close wins against unranked opponents on the road.Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 14 Nov. 2024
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Which seems an odd determination from a court of inquiry about the shipboard officers’ council, which was fairly clearly a kangaroo court.Howard Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
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Putin controls the military, police, and judiciary through patronage and fear.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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This court order is widely seen as a first-ever and as being highly irregular, along with being criticized by some as being outside the limits of the judiciary's authority, violating the principles of separation of powers.Joohee Cho, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2025
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The tribunal ultimately could not justify interfering with the lower tribunal's findings, just because the lower tribunal is the fact-finding court.Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Likewise, her compelling life story captured President Bill Clinton's imagination in 1993 when Justice Byron White retired from the nation's highest tribunal.David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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