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the highest court of law in a country or U.S. state
Supreme Court justices
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Recent Examples of supreme court
At least 20 states, of the 38 that elect justices in some way, have had at least one supreme court race that saw more than $1 million in spending.
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Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
The Nevada supreme court has ruled that election officials can count mail ballots with no postmark that are received as many as three days after Election Day.
—John Fund, National Review, 29 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
The Nevada supreme court has ruled that election officials can count mail ballots with no postmark that are received as many as three days after Election Day.
—John Fund, National Review, 29 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supreme court
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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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New beach destination: Sakhalin Beach Club at J1 Beach J1 Beach in Jumeirah is set to become the world’s largest beach club with 13 different exciting bars, restaurants and dance clubs.Katharina Kotrba, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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The San Francisco Examiner ran a front-page series in which Dot wrote of her times behind bars.Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Supreme court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supreme%20court. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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