Scotus
noun
John Duns. Duns Scotus, John.
Scotus
1 American
[skoh-tuhs]
/ ˈskoʊ təs /
noun
SCOTUS
2
American
[skoh-tuhs]
/ ˈskoʊ təs /
noun
Scotus
British
/ ˈskəʊtəs /
noun
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Before the court’s current term, Roberts had joined the four liberal justices in a 5-4 decision only five times, lawyer Adam Feldman, who runs the Empirical Scotus website, told Reuters.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 30, 2020
Adam Feldman, the creator of the Empirical Scotus blog, provided the data cited above.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 26, 2020
"We shouldn't read too much into the fact that she's missed three days of oral arguments," said Elizabeth Slattery, host of the conservative Heritage Foundation's "Scotus 101" podcast.
From Fox News ● Jan. 11, 2019
We might take a lesson from John Duns Scotus, one of the most important Franciscan theologians, who stressed the concept of “thisness,” or “haecceity.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2018
Duns Scotus, a Franciscan, was more accurate in learning than Albert himself; sound, though no discoverer in physics, and deep in mathematics.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by E. Rameur
They also discuss the rare appearance of Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett on Capitol Hill to request more money for a major security overhaul for SCOTUS.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
And criminal defendants who face less malicious prosecutors will not have as much luck at SCOTUS.
From Slate ● May 28, 2026
She thought that the system, in all its imperfections, had landed her a seat at SCOTUS, and she was going to use that seat to try to make the world a better place.
From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026
Yet Oldham, who was confirmed in 2018 by a single vote, seems undeterred by his many defeats at SCOTUS.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2025
I am still, therefore, like SCOTUS, anxious to know more about this lady, and hope some of your correspondents versed in Portuguese genealogies may supply the required information.
From Notes and Queries, Number 62, January 4, 1851 by Various
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