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The high court turned away recent challenges to other gun control bills — including a weapons ban and a permitting requirement — and lower courts have upheld the laws in other states, Willinger and Shih said.
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Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2025
The high court recognized another exception in 1988, which applies to certain inferior officers who have limited duties and lack policymaking or significant administrative authority.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2025
But when that might happen is up in the air, hinging on the high court’s discretion on whether to review the case, and local prosecutors’ ultimate decision on whether to pursue a second trial.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
The high court on Tuesday issued a ruling upholding Ford's execution.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
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Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2025
The high court recognized another exception in 1988, which applies to certain inferior officers who have limited duties and lack policymaking or significant administrative authority.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2025
But when that might happen is up in the air, hinging on the high court’s discretion on whether to review the case, and local prosecutors’ ultimate decision on whether to pursue a second trial.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
The high court on Tuesday issued a ruling upholding Ford's execution.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high court
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The entirety of that donation, like those before it, will go toward keeping ESA recipients in the school of their choosing, ensuring they are not harmed by the state supreme court’s decision last fall.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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On January 8, a huge mob of Bolsonaro supporters stormed the three branches of government: the presidential palace, the congress, and the supreme court.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
27 Feb. 2025
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With a 2-1 decision, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals last week sent Brittany Marlowe Holberg's 1998 murder conviction back down to the trial court to decide how to proceed.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2025
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The trial court in this case blocked the Texas law, applying the rule established by Ashcroft, but an appeals court stayed that decision blocking the law.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
15 Jan. 2025
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Martine Croxall, Karin Giannone, Kasia Madera, and Annita McVeigh are set to begin their employment tribunal against the BBC on March 17 in London, marking the denouement of a dispute that has rumbled on for more than two years.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2025
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The president is required by Article II Section 3 to enforce orders of the Supreme Court or subordinate federal tribunals.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Mar. 2025
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“High court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20court. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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