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Those who protested Montgomery's latest application reiterated those points on Thursday, arguing past decisions disqualified him from serving on the high court. — Kyra Haas, azcentral, "Protesters rally to challenge Bill Montgomery's Arizona Supreme Court bid," 25 July 2019 Stevens, who served nearly 35 years on the high court until his retirement in 2010, died last week in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., at the age of 99. — Editors, USA TODAY, "'Lion King,' heatwave and Puerto Rico protest: 5 things you need to know Monday," 22 July 2019 With five originalist-minded jurists now sitting on the high court, Stevens’s rebuttal is more salient than ever. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, "When John Paul Stevens Eviscerated Antonin Scalia," 17 July 2019 Stevens served more than twice the average tenure for a justice, and was only the second to mark his 90th birthday on the high court. — Mark Sherman, sun-sentinel.com, "Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens dies in Fort Lauderdale at 99," 17 July 2019 Stevens served more than twice the average tenure for a justice, and was only the second to mark his 90th birthday on the high court. — Author: Mark Sherman, Connie Cass, Anchorage Daily News, "Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens dies at 99," 17 July 2019 Stevens served more than twice the average tenure for a justice, and was only the second to mark his 90th birthday on the high court. — Mark Sherman, chicagotribune.com, "Former Justice John Paul Stevens, who became Supreme Court’s leading liberal, dies at age 99," 16 July 2019 Now, the administration is fighting to ask the citizenship question anyway, and in so doing, declaring war on the high court. — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, "What’s driving Trump’s war with the Supreme Court on the census citizenship question," 10 July 2019 By contrast, Justice Elena Kagan, who was appointed by Democratic President Barack Obama, and her more progressive colleagues on the high court sided with complaints from Maryland’s Republicans. — Luke Broadwater, baltimoresun.com, "4 takeaways from the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on gerrymandering in Maryland," 29 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'high court.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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