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Recent Examples of criminal court
Eight additional states allow prosecutors to choose whether to file in juvenile or criminal court.
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Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 28 Sep. 2024
Ashley's order requires the sheriff to staff two bailiffs in felony criminal courts; one bailiff in family court and misdemeanor court; and staff other courts as needed.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2024
The prosecution objected to the order as plaintiffs in civil litigation against Combs are outside the purview of the criminal court, according to the news outlet.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Prosecutors have objected to such a gag order, in part because plaintiffs in civil litigation against Combs are outside the purview of the criminal court.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 28 Sep. 2024
Ashley's order requires the sheriff to staff two bailiffs in felony criminal courts; one bailiff in family court and misdemeanor court; and staff other courts as needed.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2024
The prosecution objected to the order as plaintiffs in civil litigation against Combs are outside the purview of the criminal court, according to the news outlet.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Prosecutors have objected to such a gag order, in part because plaintiffs in civil litigation against Combs are outside the purview of the criminal court.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminal court
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Think of the judiciary, or the Federal Reserve Bank.Daniel Diermeier, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Any reform efforts would go through the Senate and Assembly judiciary committees, but neither chair responded to requests for comment for this story.Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 8 Nov. 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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Same with state governments — including legislatures that pursue new laws, state supreme courts that determine the laws’ constitutionality, attorneys general who decide whether to defend them and district attorneys who enforce them.Geoff Mulvihill, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Voters in at least 30 states will decide who will fill 69 state supreme court seats in judicial elections, with the ideological balances of two high courts — in Michigan and Ohio — at stake.Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 23 Oct. 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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The intrigue: As the saga has played out in the headlines and the court of public opinion, MetroHealth used Boutros' repayment of the $1.9 million, plus interest, as evidence of his wrongdoing.Sam Allard, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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Third-party candidates played a minimal role in the Detroit vote: Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate who tried to court voters disillusioned with the Biden administration's approach to the war in Gaza, received just under 2,000 votes.Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
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Lower-Third Ridge Benches Similarly, lower-third benches are important, too.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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On Wednesday, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court ruled that the state and its officials cannot take arbitrary action against suspects or convicts without following the due process of law.Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Criminal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminal%20court. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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