SCOTUS
abbreviation or noun
: the supreme court of the United States
—often used like a nickname
The U.S. Supreme Court must decide soon whether to review the Kasky v. Nike decision. … SCOTUS should review this case and overturn the California ruling.—
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Red city at center of SCOTUS ruling blocked from policing homeless camping again
Grants Pass, Oregon, was at the center of a Supreme Court ruling giving cities and states more power to police homelessness.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025
In today's opinion by Justice Kagan, SCOTUS unanimously reaffirms that the reasonableness is based on the totality of the circumstances.
—Peter Aitken
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Now, Libby's SCOTUS appeal will come as the tension between the state and Trump intensifies.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
For privacy advocates opposing the laws, the SCOTUS ruling feels like a sink-or-swim moment for age gates, depending on which way the court swings.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025
For more on this I’m joined now by former New Jersey governor and former federal prosecutor Chris Christie, and editor of SCOTUS blog and former Trump Justice Department spokesperson Sarah Isgur.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2025
The impact of the Grants Pass SCOTUS decision The bill was sponsored by the California Business Properties Association.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Robby Soave Pete Hegseth caught talking war plans on signal again; Wife, brother in chat too
Conservatives rage after Supreme Court halts Trump deportations; Abolish SCOTUS?!
—The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
Earlier this month, SCOTUS lifted an injunction that barred deportations under the AEA and ruled that any person the administration sought to deport under the proclamation must be given due process.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025
In today's opinion by Justice Kagan, SCOTUS unanimously reaffirms that the reasonableness is based on the totality of the circumstances.
—Peter Aitken
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Now, Libby's SCOTUS appeal will come as the tension between the state and Trump intensifies.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
For privacy advocates opposing the laws, the SCOTUS ruling feels like a sink-or-swim moment for age gates, depending on which way the court swings.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025
For more on this I’m joined now by former New Jersey governor and former federal prosecutor Chris Christie, and editor of SCOTUS blog and former Trump Justice Department spokesperson Sarah Isgur.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2025
The impact of the Grants Pass SCOTUS decision The bill was sponsored by the California Business Properties Association.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Robby Soave Pete Hegseth caught talking war plans on signal again; Wife, brother in chat too
Conservatives rage after Supreme Court halts Trump deportations; Abolish SCOTUS?!
—The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
Earlier this month, SCOTUS lifted an injunction that barred deportations under the AEA and ruled that any person the administration sought to deport under the proclamation must be given due process.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2025
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“SCOTUS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SCOTUS. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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