Supreme Court
the highest court of the U.S.
(in many states) the highest court of the state.
(lowercase) (in some states) a court of general jurisdiction subordinate to an appeals court.
- Also called High Court (for defs. 1, 2).
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How to use Supreme Court in a sentence
Higher courts, including the Supreme Court had refused to intercede, and the stay was to expire tonight.
The Back Alley, Low Blow-Ridden Fight to Stop Gay Marriage in Florida Is Finally Over | Jay Michaelson | January 5, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Supreme Court eventually stepped in and ended legal segregation in the landmark 1954 decision, Brown v. Board of Education.
The ‘No Child’ Rewrite Threatens Your Kids’ Future | Jonah Edelman | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTI was convicted a year later and sentenced to death—a charge later overturned by the Supreme Court when it called for a retrial.
An American Marine in Iran’s Prisons Goes on Hunger Strike | IranWire | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Supreme Court justices who decided the Integrity case make $244,440 a year (Chief Justice Roberts makes $255,500).
The Supreme Court just handed a big holiday present to low-wage workers across America in the form of a giant f*ck you.
He was personally responsible for creating a strong foundation for the Supreme Court.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyHe was chosen justice of the Supreme Court at the first judicial election held under the new state constitution.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellIn the preparation of briefs and in oral arguments before the Supreme Court, Fitch was the superior.
A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith NicholsonIf you pull that ground-lease business on us and try to drive us out, we'll fight you all the way up to the Supreme Court.
The Wreckers | Francis LyndeBut without heeding this the Assembly conferred upon the Supreme Court the power of injunction.
A short history of Rhode Island | George Washington Greene
British Dictionary definitions for Supreme Court
the highest Federal court, possessing final appellate jurisdiction and exercising supervisory jurisdiction over the lower courts
(in many states) the highest state court
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Cultural definitions for Supreme Court
A federal court; the highest body in the judicial branch. The Supreme Court is composed of a chief justice and eight associate justices, all of whom are appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. They serve on the Court as long as they choose, subject only to impeachment. Each state also has a supreme court; these courts are all courts of appeals, primarily hearing cases that have already been tried. The federal Supreme Court (“the” Supreme Court) has the final word on interpretation of all laws and of the Constitution itself.
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