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the highest court of law in a country or U.S. state
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In a ruling on Friday, New York supreme court Judge Juan Merchan said that sentencing will now happen on Nov. 26.
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Nik Popli, TIME, 6 Sep. 2024
The state’s supreme court just ended union time on your dime.
—Jon Riches, National Review, 16 Aug. 2024
Georgia passed the six-week ban in November 2022, and it was upheld by the state supreme court in 2023.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
Execution rescheduled from 2021 Owens’ execution had been scheduled for June 25, 2021, but the process was halted that month after the state supreme court blocked the executions of Owens and another death row inmate, Brad Sigmon, CNN previously reported.
—Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024
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Nik Popli, TIME, 6 Sep. 2024
The state’s supreme court just ended union time on your dime.
—Jon Riches, National Review, 16 Aug. 2024
Georgia passed the six-week ban in November 2022, and it was upheld by the state supreme court in 2023.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
Execution rescheduled from 2021 Owens’ execution had been scheduled for June 25, 2021, but the process was halted that month after the state supreme court blocked the executions of Owens and another death row inmate, Brad Sigmon, CNN previously reported.
—Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024
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