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a public official having authority to decide questions of law
a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
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Americans' safety from ghost guns now lies in the hands of the Supreme Court justices.
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
But the justices have so far resisted returning to the issue.
—Justin Jouvenal and Ann E. Marimow The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Christopher Wilson urged the justices to overturn a ruling from Hawaii's top court that upheld Wilson's prosecution for carrying a handgun without a license, and that Wilson said conflicts with his Second Amendment rights.
—Justin Jouvenal and Ann E. Marimow The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
The approval of four justices is needed to take up a case.
—Justin Jouvenal and Ann E. Marimow The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
However, the justices signaled skepticism toward such an expansive interpretation.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Dec. 2024
Conservative justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Brett Kavanaugh dissented from the decision to pass over the case, according to the Court’s official memo on the decision.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 10 Dec. 2024
During arguments on Tuesday, the justices considered a case involving an 88-mile rail line in Utah designed to transport crude oil to Gulf Coast refineries.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Dec. 2024
In February, the justices turned away a challenge to the admissions criteria at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024
Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
But the justices have so far resisted returning to the issue.
—Justin Jouvenal and Ann E. Marimow The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Christopher Wilson urged the justices to overturn a ruling from Hawaii's top court that upheld Wilson's prosecution for carrying a handgun without a license, and that Wilson said conflicts with his Second Amendment rights.
—Justin Jouvenal and Ann E. Marimow The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
The approval of four justices is needed to take up a case.
—Justin Jouvenal and Ann E. Marimow The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
However, the justices signaled skepticism toward such an expansive interpretation.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Dec. 2024
Conservative justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Brett Kavanaugh dissented from the decision to pass over the case, according to the Court’s official memo on the decision.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 10 Dec. 2024
During arguments on Tuesday, the justices considered a case involving an 88-mile rail line in Utah designed to transport crude oil to Gulf Coast refineries.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Dec. 2024
In February, the justices turned away a challenge to the admissions criteria at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Justices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/justices. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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