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Recent Examples of kangaroo court
The report was simply a kangaroo court that already knew its conclusions before the first witness was called.
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IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2024
Which seems an odd determination from a court of inquiry about the shipboard officers’ council, which was fairly clearly a kangaroo court.
—Howard Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
Hunter was credited with starting the Orioles’ kangaroo court.
—Paul McCardell, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2024
Bunker said the ordeal felt like a kangaroo court and that the committee had made up their minds before the hearing even began.
—Andrea Mew, National Review, 20 Dec. 2023
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IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2024
Which seems an odd determination from a court of inquiry about the shipboard officers’ council, which was fairly clearly a kangaroo court.
—Howard Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
Hunter was credited with starting the Orioles’ kangaroo court.
—Paul McCardell, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2024
Bunker said the ordeal felt like a kangaroo court and that the committee had made up their minds before the hearing even began.
—Andrea Mew, National Review, 20 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kangaroo court
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On the education front, the high court has previously allowed cuts in teacher-training grants to go forward.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
15 July 2025
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The state's high court also rejected four lawsuits aimed at throwing out the results of that election.—
Daniel Bice,
jsonline.com,
15 July 2025
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These are just some of the hundreds of civilian opposition actors to face military courts in Uganda, even though the country’s supreme court has ruled it unconstitutional.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Twin Cities,
20 June 2025
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Catholic Charites argues the state supreme court decision violates religious freedoms protected by the First Amendment by making determinations about what work qualifies as religious.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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The burden of proof is much higher in a criminal court than in a Title IX proceeding.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
16 July 2025
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Soliman and his Cleveland attorney Robert Ratliff will attend the hearing virtually, Ratliff told The Enquirer. Judge likely to set timeline for case, attorney says The hearing will be similar to an arraignment in criminal court, Ratliff said via email.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
The Enquirer,
14 July 2025
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By the time Ono came before his second trial by inquisition, this one at the hands of the governors of the State University System, the counterassault was well and truly underway.—
Ron Cunningham,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2025
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Biden's physical and mental decline in office and its cover up by those around him is a legitimate scandal worthy of inquisition.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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That includes courts-martial and civil matters involving the military.—
Raquel Aldana,
The Conversation,
18 July 2025
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That was in place of a court-martial for being gay, which was a crime in the service at the time.—
Al Weaver,
The Hill,
5 June 2025
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“Kangaroo court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kangaroo%20court. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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