Bopp

[bop, bawp]

noun

1. Franz, 1791–1867, German philologist.

Example Sentences

Conservative legal strategists like James Bopp Jr. knew better.

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Bopp knew his cases wouldn’t matter unless they reached the right court at the right time.

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Bopp recognized that if he could craft the right case, one that appealed to Kennedy’s First Amendment absolutism, there was a real chance to rewrite the rules of American democracy.

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For Bopp, this opportunity came in the form of a case that he described as “absolutely critical”: Federal Election Commission v.

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Heard by the Supreme Court just after John Roberts and Samuel Alito joined the bench, it presented the perfect moment for Bopp to test the inclinations of the new conservative majority—and Kennedy, the pivotal swing vote.

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