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During oral arguments last week, most of the high court's justices homed in on the central point that under the law, TikTok could continue operating with a different algorithm than ByteDance's.
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Angrej Singh, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
Trump asked the high court on Wednesday to halt the sentencing—after two other lower courts refused—and asked justices to take up his case over whether the guilty verdict against him should be thrown out.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Why This Matters As part of the legal process, criminal defendants are supposed to file an appeal with a state's high court before taking the matter to the U.S. Supreme Court.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The high court intervened in one of Mr. Trump’s federal criminal cases, issuing its landmark ruling granting presidents broad immunity for their official actions.
—Ben Protess, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Angrej Singh, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
Trump asked the high court on Wednesday to halt the sentencing—after two other lower courts refused—and asked justices to take up his case over whether the guilty verdict against him should be thrown out.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Why This Matters As part of the legal process, criminal defendants are supposed to file an appeal with a state's high court before taking the matter to the U.S. Supreme Court.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The high court intervened in one of Mr. Trump’s federal criminal cases, issuing its landmark ruling granting presidents broad immunity for their official actions.
—Ben Protess, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high court
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On Friday, the supreme court reversed the appellate court, deciding that Luebbers had followed state law on consecutive sentences.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
The Enquirer,
2 Nov. 2024
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The federal lawsuit from Pennsylvania would go to an intermediate appeals court first, while the Michigan and North Carolina cases would be heard by state appellate and supreme courts before arriving at the nation's highest court.—
Catherine Cole,
CBS News,
28 Oct. 2024
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The trial court held Markel’s claims were barred by the ministerial exception.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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The Supreme Court tied up Smith’s case for months before granting former presidents broad immunity from prosecution and sending the case back to the trial court.—
Colleen Long,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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In a ruling published on Thursday, the Chalons-en-Champagne administrative tribunal ordered the prefecture to reconsider the application to keep the animal and ordered the state to pay €1,500 ($1,545) in damages to the hog’s owner.—
Reuters,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
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Rebuking a move by the International Criminal Court to charge top Israeli leaders with war crimes, the U.S. House passed a bill that would lead to sanctions for officials at the tribunal.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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“High court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20court. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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