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The high court in recent years has reined in prosecutors’ discretion in corruption actions against public officials, and one of those decisions in our own 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upended the legal interpretation prosecutors relied on extensively in the ComEd Four trial.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Yes, the Roberts court has shown itself willing to reverse its prior opinions (see: Roe v. Wade), but my betting is that at least on some of these issues the high court will rule against Trump.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2025
So the high court may expand on those in the future, Seamon said.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 7 Feb. 2025
President Trump is pushing legal boundaries by design — testing the limits of his own power and the willingness of a conservative high court to enhance it.
—Sam Baker, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Yes, the Roberts court has shown itself willing to reverse its prior opinions (see: Roe v. Wade), but my betting is that at least on some of these issues the high court will rule against Trump.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2025
So the high court may expand on those in the future, Seamon said.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 7 Feb. 2025
President Trump is pushing legal boundaries by design — testing the limits of his own power and the willingness of a conservative high court to enhance it.
—Sam Baker, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high court
Noun
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As the supreme court has recognized, public school officials have both the authority and obligation to provide a safe learning environment for all students, which is what the school did in this case.—
Lauren Green,
Fox News,
28 Jan. 2025
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State supreme court races have increasingly received more attention and spending in recent years, and the three justices help make up the 5-2 Democratic majority in Pennsylvania.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
26 Dec. 2024
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Last month Cleveland filed its own lawsuit over the same issues in a Cuyahoga County trial court.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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The lowest level trial court is oddly called the Supreme Court.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2025
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And yet, in our own land and under our own flag, the writer can give day and detail of one thousand men, women, and children who during the last six years were put to death without trial before any tribunal on earth.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Feb. 2025
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Aside from uncovering a 2,000-year-old artifact, the walls and foundations are thought to be within the area of the basilica known as the tribunal, according to a news release.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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“High court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20court. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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