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American Civil Liberties Union attorney Chase Strangio will argue on behalf of the Tennessee parents, becoming the first openly transgender lawyer to argue in the high court.
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David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
The three picks gave conservatives their 6-3 majority on the high court.
—Obed Manuel, NPR, 25 Nov. 2024
So much money was spent in last cycle’s race particularly because the Badger State is one of seven battleground states, and the opportunity to tilt partisan control on one of those high courts is few and far between.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 24 Nov. 2024
In a unanimous decision, the high court ruled that lawmakers cannot use subpoenas to delay a death row inmate's execution but suggested the Texas House may still be able to hear Roberson's testimony.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Nov. 2024
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David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
The three picks gave conservatives their 6-3 majority on the high court.
—Obed Manuel, NPR, 25 Nov. 2024
So much money was spent in last cycle’s race particularly because the Badger State is one of seven battleground states, and the opportunity to tilt partisan control on one of those high courts is few and far between.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 24 Nov. 2024
In a unanimous decision, the high court ruled that lawmakers cannot use subpoenas to delay a death row inmate's execution but suggested the Texas House may still be able to hear Roberson's testimony.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Nov. 2024
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Still, the state supreme court this month ruled his attorneys had failed to prove that anything has changed since the inmate was deemed competent.Dakin Andone, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a Hawaii man's appeal of his prosecution for carrying a handgun without a license, leaving untouched a state supreme court decision that castigated its new framework for determining whether gun laws comport with the Second Amendment.Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024
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That is largely because the case has been dismissed twice at the trial court level and reinstated twice at the appellate level.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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The case was just beginning to pick up steam again in the trial court in the weeks leading up to this year’s election.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2024
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Art exhibit about misogyny was only open to women — until a man complained In September the supreme court quashed the tribunal’s ruling, and MONA this week announced that the Ladies Lounge will reopen for a lap of honor from Thursday until mid-January, 2025.Elizabeth Fortescue, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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Civilian courts were replaced with military tribunals, and the military controlled many aspects of daily life until the territory returned to civilian governance in 1944.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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“High court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20court. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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