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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Judicial scrutiny such as recent SCOTUS decisions limiting agency authority can have similar liberating effect.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Since October, Jackson spoke 50% more words on the bench than Sotomayor who was the next talkative, according to statistics compiled by Adam Feldman and Jake S. Truscott for the Empirical SCOTUS blog.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 6 July 2025
When is TikTok getting banned? If SCOTUS upholds the ban, ByteDance will have until Sunday, Jan. 19, to divest the U.S. operation of TikTok, one day before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
What to know about the SCOTUS ruling The U.S. Department of Justice says TikTok has access to American data and is sharing it with the Chinese government, and could manipulate the content on the app to shape American opinions.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The five liberal courts that tied Trump’s hands before SCOTUS clipped their power.
—FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
The White House generally abides by what these judges say, then the issue gets kicked upstairs and eventually to an appeals court or even SCOTUS for a final judgment.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
The next legal venue for the plaintiffs would be the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS), but only if the court agrees to hear the case.
—Zack Huffman, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
The lawyers have now lost their bid for SCOTUS to hear Liam’s case.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 27 May 2025
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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Since October, Jackson spoke 50% more words on the bench than Sotomayor who was the next talkative, according to statistics compiled by Adam Feldman and Jake S. Truscott for the Empirical SCOTUS blog.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 6 July 2025
When is TikTok getting banned? If SCOTUS upholds the ban, ByteDance will have until Sunday, Jan. 19, to divest the U.S. operation of TikTok, one day before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
What to know about the SCOTUS ruling The U.S. Department of Justice says TikTok has access to American data and is sharing it with the Chinese government, and could manipulate the content on the app to shape American opinions.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The five liberal courts that tied Trump’s hands before SCOTUS clipped their power.
—FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
The White House generally abides by what these judges say, then the issue gets kicked upstairs and eventually to an appeals court or even SCOTUS for a final judgment.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
The next legal venue for the plaintiffs would be the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS), but only if the court agrees to hear the case.
—Zack Huffman, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
The lawyers have now lost their bid for SCOTUS to hear Liam’s case.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 27 May 2025
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