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the highest court of law in a country or U.S. state
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Kennedy appealed to the Supreme Court on Oct. 21, requesting his name be covered with stickers on the ballots—even though hundreds of thousands of people had already voted—after both state supreme courts ruled his name would stay on the ballot despite suspending his campaign in August.
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Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Advertisement In an emergency appeal, the RNC lawyers said the justices should overturn a recent ruling by Pennsylvania’s state supreme court and forbid the counting of provisional ballots by voters who made a mistake in submitting their mail ballots.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
Arkansans for Patient Access, the group behind the initiative, filed a complaint with the state supreme court to reverse Thurston's decision.
—Worth Sparkman, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
Last April, the state supreme court overturned a 2022 ruling made by the previous panel that said partisan gerrymandering violated the state constitution, opening the door for the legislature to draw an advantageous map for Republicans.
—Cooper Burton, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2024
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Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Advertisement In an emergency appeal, the RNC lawyers said the justices should overturn a recent ruling by Pennsylvania’s state supreme court and forbid the counting of provisional ballots by voters who made a mistake in submitting their mail ballots.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
Arkansans for Patient Access, the group behind the initiative, filed a complaint with the state supreme court to reverse Thurston's decision.
—Worth Sparkman, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
Last April, the state supreme court overturned a 2022 ruling made by the previous panel that said partisan gerrymandering violated the state constitution, opening the door for the legislature to draw an advantageous map for Republicans.
—Cooper Burton, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2024
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Three days later, the high court outlined its rationale with its 61-page ruling in Bush v. Gore.Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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In a 2018 decision, the high court did find that Minnesota's law barring political apparel at voting sites was too broad and violated the First Amendment.Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Now, an employment tribunal has ruled she was unfairly dismissed.Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
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As a result, some investment tribunals have rendered fewer awards in favor of investors and awarded lower damages.John Quinn, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Also on the schedule are drag performers, a performance by dance troupe Theatre Flamenco, fashion displays and a variety of other entertainment, as well as two outdoor bars, and free entry into Minna Gallery and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Photo: Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images At an East Village bar, Trump supporters cheer the results at an Election Night watch party sponsored by the New York Young Republicans Club.Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024
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