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Recent Examples of criminal court
He was arraigned Wednesday in criminal court in Central Islip and ordered to stay away from the victim by Judge Bernard Cheng.
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Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 13 Nov. 2024
She’s drawn some of the most difficult assignments, including criminal court and domestic relations.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2024
Weinstein appeared briefly in Manhattan criminal court on Friday where the parties addressed evidentiary matters.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 19 July 2024
Paxton supporters take the state’s highest criminal court In 2022, Paxton received a decisive rebuff from the state’s Court of Criminal Appeals, whose conservative justices ruled his office could not unilaterally prosecute election fraud — but would have to work with local prosecutors.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
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Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 13 Nov. 2024
She’s drawn some of the most difficult assignments, including criminal court and domestic relations.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2024
Weinstein appeared briefly in Manhattan criminal court on Friday where the parties addressed evidentiary matters.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 19 July 2024
Paxton supporters take the state’s highest criminal court In 2022, Paxton received a decisive rebuff from the state’s Court of Criminal Appeals, whose conservative justices ruled his office could not unilaterally prosecute election fraud — but would have to work with local prosecutors.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminal court
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Donald Trump appointed only two Black women to the federal judiciary during his first term.Melissa Noel, Essence, 13 Dec. 2024
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Workplace shooting:Shooting at Texas USPS facility leaves 1 dead; suspect and victim were reportedly co-workers 'Whatever is necessary to protect the judiciary' The judge was not seriously injured, court officials previously reported.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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The high court ruled in that federal case that a federal civil lawsuit dealing with a sitting president's unofficial conduct could go forward during that presidency.Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Alito was also referring to a similar case involving the prestigious Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Northern Virginia that the high court declined to take in February.Justin Jouvenal and Ann E. Marimow The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Still, the state supreme court this month ruled his attorneys had failed to prove that anything has changed since the inmate was deemed competent.Dakin Andone, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a Hawaii man's appeal of his prosecution for carrying a handgun without a license, leaving untouched a state supreme court decision that castigated its new framework for determining whether gun laws comport with the Second Amendment.Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024
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Military trials: Instead of civilian courts, military tribunals may handle legal matters, including criminal cases, especially for those accused of disrupting public order.Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Dec. 2024
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Beginning in 1941 in the then-territory, courts were replaced by military tribunals, strict curfews were enforced and people were even banned from photographing coastal areas.Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
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In some cases, courts recognize foreign law as pivotal to properly resolving a U.S. tax issue.Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D., Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Charges in the Wisconsin fake elector case have advanced after the first court hearing.JR Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
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And he’s challenged his first-year AHL bench boss to be something of a groupthink buster at the summit, to bring in some fresh ideas and lean into his outsider perspective to inform the conversation.Jimmy Durkin, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Then there's Bruce Brown, who's yet to even play at all this season due to a knee injury, who could have offered the Raptors a two-way bench presence.Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Criminal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminal%20court. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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