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
The brutish and influential work of Georg Baselitz and Sigmar Polke thrums in works like "Duns Scotus," named for a medieval philospher who insisted that existence is pure abstraction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2015
The necessity must have been pressing, for in 1308 he sent to their assistance the greatest schoolman of the Order, Duns Scotus.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles
An appeals court agreed, prompting the Justice Department to seek relief from SCOTUS.
From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2025
In an amicus brief filed with SCOTUS, Lederman presents a meticulous account of the term’s definition in the context of this statute.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2025
He also insisted that despite his disagreement with SCOTUS, “there was never a question that we were going to follow the law as the Supreme court said the law now was.”
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2025
Yet Oldham, who was confirmed in 2018 by a single vote, seems undeterred by his many defeats at SCOTUS.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2025
From the note of SCOTUS, one would suppose that he had made the discovery that Lady Talbot belonged to the Portuguese family of Pinto; whereas he merely transcribes my words in p.
From Notes and Queries, Number 62, January 4, 1851 by Various
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