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the highest court of law in a country or U.S. state
Supreme Court justices
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The race: Mississippi Supreme Court Central District, Place 1
Who is on the ballot: Incumbent Jim Kitchens faces a challenge from four opponents for one of the state's supreme court judge seats.
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USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
After the first election, state supreme court judges appear on the ballot every 10th year.
—Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
In Wisconsin, the April 2023 race for a single supreme court seat saw $51 million in total spending.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Oct. 2024
That was true even before the 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court election, which at $51 million was more than double the spending on any prior single supreme court election, according to the Brennan Center.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
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USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
After the first election, state supreme court judges appear on the ballot every 10th year.
—Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
In Wisconsin, the April 2023 race for a single supreme court seat saw $51 million in total spending.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Oct. 2024
That was true even before the 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court election, which at $51 million was more than double the spending on any prior single supreme court election, according to the Brennan Center.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
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TikTok is represented before the high court by Noel Francisco, who served as solicitor general during Trump's first term.Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024
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The nonprofit regularly brings religion cases before the high court and has won eight cases since 2012.Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
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Art exhibit about misogyny was only open to women — until a man complained In September the supreme court quashed the tribunal’s ruling, and MONA this week announced that the Ladies Lounge will reopen for a lap of honor from Thursday until mid-January, 2025.Elizabeth Fortescue, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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Civilian courts were replaced with military tribunals, and the military controlled many aspects of daily life until the territory returned to civilian governance in 1944.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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Spending at restaurants and bars, meanwhile, dropped 0.4%.Christopher Rugaber and Anne D’Innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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Costco sold the protein bars as item number 1372590.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Supreme court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supreme%20court. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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