Thesaurus results for JUSTICES

justices

noun

plural of justice

as in judges

a public official having authority to decide questions of law a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

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Recent Examples of justices The company agrees with skeptics like the NFL that justices must eventually opine on whether states and tribes should regulate its sports event contracts as sports bets, a Supreme Court litigator working with Kalshi told Semafor. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Perhaps more importantly, both justices have deep ties to the conservative legal movement. — The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026 The state also invoked an upcoming ballot measure as a reason for the justices to refrain from intervening. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 The justices’ ruling could have broad implications for online privacy and future lawsuits involving digital tracking technology. — The Hill Staff, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2026 At least four of the nine justices must agree to review a case for the Court to grant a writ of certiorari and, historically, the Court grants certiorari only about 1% to 2% of the time. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Notably, justices explicitly asked Aimee Brown, assistant to the Solicitor General, how much guidance the court should provide in this case. — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026 The next day, the Colombian Army stormed the Palace and retook it, resulting in the deaths and disappearances of at least 94 people, including justices, guerrilla members, civilians and military personnel. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026 Joshi also received a grilling by the justices over when a decision by the Air Force could be challenged. — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2026

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Nobody seriously argues that the gap proves our police, prosecutors, judges, and juries are biased against men.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
The California Attorney General’s Office, in a statement, said it was disappointed by the decision and reviewing the opinion from the judges.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of judges

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Trump’s claims have been rejected by the courts and even since his return to the White House in 2025 no evidence of widespread fraud has been surfaced.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
And unlike state authorities who can be sued for civil rights violations in state courts, federal law enforcement authorities are generally shielded from such lawsuits based on legal precedents.

— Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026