before the court
Example Sentences
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Judges and lay juries decide cases—whether this company wronged this plaintiff, on the record and before the court.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
In October, Commissioner Jack Wilson placed the tax break on the agenda, but it was pulled before the court could take a vote.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
It’s not uncommon for a justice dissenting from a shadow-docket order to explain their reasoning, even in a way that compares the instant matters with other cases that have recently come before the court.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
The justices appeared skeptical of the administration’s standing to remove Cook; a decision is expected before the court breaks for its summer recess.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
Dany could not risk his cutting down Brown Ben Plumm, making mock of Hizdahr before the court, provoking the Yunkai’i, or otherwise upsetting the agreement that she had given up so much to win.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
