decide in favor of/for
idiom
: to find (someone) not guilty in a court of law
The court decided in favor of/for the plaintiff.
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Should the Supreme Court agree to hear the case and decide in favor of the board, the decision would radically change the face of United States public education.
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Peter Greene, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Liberal Justice Elena Kagan asked how the court could decide in favor of the couple without putting at risk other types of taxation worth trillions of dollars to the government.
—Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
The Trump administration also asked the Supreme Court to decide in favor of a petition that ultimately curbed unions' ability to solicit dues.
—Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2023
The court is widely expected to decide in favor of Students for Fair Admissions before the end of the term, most likely in June.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2023
On the other hand, Justice Clarence Thomas, widely considered the lodestar of the court’s ideological Right, could decide in favor of California.
—Time, 12 Oct. 2022
The gun lobby for years has tried to get the U.S. Supreme Court to decide in favor of a different analytical framework, and with a 6-3 conservative majority now on the high court, firearms proponents believe their chances of prevailing are better than ever.
—Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2021
Whitehouse also led a coalition of 15 Democratic senators prior to the case urging the court to decide in favor of California.
—Nicholas Rowan, Washington Examiner, 26 Apr. 2021
Justices tend to decide in favor of the litigant with the most amicus briefs on its side when deciding cases.
—Paul M. Collins, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2020
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Peter Greene, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Liberal Justice Elena Kagan asked how the court could decide in favor of the couple without putting at risk other types of taxation worth trillions of dollars to the government.
—Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
The Trump administration also asked the Supreme Court to decide in favor of a petition that ultimately curbed unions' ability to solicit dues.
—Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2023
The court is widely expected to decide in favor of Students for Fair Admissions before the end of the term, most likely in June.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2023
On the other hand, Justice Clarence Thomas, widely considered the lodestar of the court’s ideological Right, could decide in favor of California.
—Time, 12 Oct. 2022
The gun lobby for years has tried to get the U.S. Supreme Court to decide in favor of a different analytical framework, and with a 6-3 conservative majority now on the high court, firearms proponents believe their chances of prevailing are better than ever.
—Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2021
Whitehouse also led a coalition of 15 Democratic senators prior to the case urging the court to decide in favor of California.
—Nicholas Rowan, Washington Examiner, 26 Apr. 2021
Justices tend to decide in favor of the litigant with the most amicus briefs on its side when deciding cases.
—Paul M. Collins, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2020
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