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Recent Examples of criminal court
Fort Worth City Hall and county criminal courts already implement similar security measures.
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Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2025
Unlike in criminal courts, noncitizens do not have access to free counsel, but have a right to a lawyer to represent them.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025
Every police officer in Illinois is now required to wear a body camera, an overhaul of Cook County criminal court is coming, plus Chicago residents can expect tax hikes on streaming services and cable TV, personal property leases and grocery bags.
—Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
But a fuller explanation, drawn from corporate filings, interviews, and criminal court and bankruptcy records, shows how the DOJ, after years of aggressively prosecuting opioid companies, delayed for a decade a winning criminal case against Endo.
—Bob Fernandez, ProPublica, 17 Dec. 2024
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Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2025
Unlike in criminal courts, noncitizens do not have access to free counsel, but have a right to a lawyer to represent them.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025
Every police officer in Illinois is now required to wear a body camera, an overhaul of Cook County criminal court is coming, plus Chicago residents can expect tax hikes on streaming services and cable TV, personal property leases and grocery bags.
—Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
But a fuller explanation, drawn from corporate filings, interviews, and criminal court and bankruptcy records, shows how the DOJ, after years of aggressively prosecuting opioid companies, delayed for a decade a winning criminal case against Endo.
—Bob Fernandez, ProPublica, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminal court
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In December 2020, the Supreme Court held him in contempt of court for allegedly disparaging the judiciary and judges in his social media posts.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN,
25 Mar. 2025
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The bill also would require the judiciary to recommend whether a similar program should be implemented in Baltimore City.—
Brooke Conrad,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Mar. 2025
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But in a surprising decision in 2023, the high court declined an invitation to reshape Section 2 of the landmark voting law and invalidated Alabama's congressional map drawn by Republican lawmakers after the 2020 Census.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2025
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This high court typically has tried to avoid immigration disputes, but Trump's team aims to force its hand.—
Marc Caputo,
Axios,
19 Mar. 2025
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The supreme court has already issued a temporary order freezing Bar’s dismissal.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2025
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Read more Judge Chutkan strikes blow against Elon Musk's DOGE Supreme Court will save Trump's political plans—analyst Will the supreme court overturn birthright citizenship?—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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Either approach could spark legal disputes before an international tribunal.—
Daniel Ackerman,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2025
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The creation of the ICPA was also the first step towards establishing an ad-hoc tribunal for the crime of aggression.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Gun manufacturers and other parties challenged the rule in court.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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High-ranking Trump administration officials such as Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought believe the Impoundment Control Act is unconstitutional and can be overturned in court.—
Haisten Willis,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
26 Mar. 2025
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The white option features an undulating leather seat, while its sister bench, in black, is made with Synderme, a material composed of leather fibers, paper fibers, and latex that allows for the reuse of leather scraps that would otherwise go to waste.—
Rachel Gallaher,
Robb Report,
23 Mar. 2025
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By that point the Trojans already were emptying their bench and rolling to the second round.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Criminal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminal%20court. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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