: the highest judicial tribunal in a political unit (such as a nation or state)
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: a court of original jurisdiction in New York state subordinate to a final court of appeals
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Recent Examples on the WebStrine, who spent over 20 years working in the Delaware courts, most recently as chief justice of that state’s supreme court, helped shape the legal norms that Musk will seek to test by terminating his agreement to acquire Twitter. Jef Feeley, Fortune, 10 July 2022 Last year, a Massachusetts Superior Court ruled Lanier did not have a property interest in the images and that ruling was appealed to the state supreme court. Justin Gamble, CNN, 29 June 2022 But Moro never served on Brazil’s supreme court—he was never even nominated—and Lula was never impeached. Andre Pagliarini, The New Republic, 17 May 2022 His brother Joe, who was acquitted, is a Kentucky state lawmaker and now running for the Kentucky supreme court. Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 26 Apr. 2022 There is no global supreme court to prevent foreign countries from taxing American companies in violation of our treaties. Aharon Friedman, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022 Canada has some unique features as well that divert political heat from its supreme court. Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2022 In the past, it has been understood that while legislators set the rules for elections — including drawing the map of congressional districts — the governor, state supreme court and voters can also play a role.Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2022 And not a single judge felt like there was enough evidence, not the appellate courts, federal courts, state courts, supreme court.CBS News, 21 May 2022 See More