supreme court
noun
often capitalized S&C
1
: the highest judicial tribunal in a political unit (such as a nation or state)
2
: a court of original jurisdiction in New York state subordinate to a final court of appeals
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Venezuela’s supreme court rules Machado ineligible to run in the election.
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Ana Vanessa Herrero, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
During the midterm elections two years later, a scenario similar to what's happening in Washoe County occurred in New Mexico after that state's primary, when a rural county delayed certification of the results and relented only after the secretary of state appealed to the state's supreme court.
—CBS News, 10 July 2024
Before the six-week ban, the house had passed a 15-week ban that went through legal challenges up to the state supreme court.
—Kinsey Crowley, The Courier-Journal, 24 June 2024
The other flashpoint state is Arizona, where the right-wing state supreme court allowed a near-total ban enacted in 1864 to go into effect.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2024
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Ana Vanessa Herrero, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
During the midterm elections two years later, a scenario similar to what's happening in Washoe County occurred in New Mexico after that state's primary, when a rural county delayed certification of the results and relented only after the secretary of state appealed to the state's supreme court.
—CBS News, 10 July 2024
Before the six-week ban, the house had passed a 15-week ban that went through legal challenges up to the state supreme court.
—Kinsey Crowley, The Courier-Journal, 24 June 2024
The other flashpoint state is Arizona, where the right-wing state supreme court allowed a near-total ban enacted in 1864 to go into effect.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Supreme court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supreme%20court. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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