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
Following Duns Scotus, he adopted the Platonic theory of ideas, and denied that Aristotle had made any contribution to metaphysical speculation.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." by Various
And criminal defendants who face less malicious prosecutors will not have as much luck at SCOTUS.
From Slate ● May 28, 2026
Consider the case of the Alabama congressional maps, which SCOTUS, in 2023’s Allen v.
From Slate ● May 19, 2026
In our final episode, it’s time to talk about Neil Gorsuch and the future of SCOTUS.
From Slate ● May 13, 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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