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Her action was no surprise—judges don’t tend to be well disposed toward efforts to bump them off cases, which is why prudent litigants are wary of making such requests.
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
For example, during the Biden administration, litigants incorporated an entity in Amarillo, Texas, to challenge the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone, a drug used in medication abortions.
—Barbara McQuade, Twin Cities, 1 Apr. 2025
The real issue for these litigants is that with wolves back in the ecosystem, elk are acting like wild animals again, becoming more wary and harder for hunters to kill.
—Ted Williams, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2025
In addition to Williams, another litigant, Devin Little, was found by a different Cook County judge in 2023 to have filed a fraudulent claim and was fined more than $90,000, court records show.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
For example, during the Biden administration, litigants incorporated an entity in Amarillo, Texas, to challenge the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone, a drug used in medication abortions.
—Barbara McQuade, Twin Cities, 1 Apr. 2025
The real issue for these litigants is that with wolves back in the ecosystem, elk are acting like wild animals again, becoming more wary and harder for hunters to kill.
—Ted Williams, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2025
In addition to Williams, another litigant, Devin Little, was found by a different Cook County judge in 2023 to have filed a fraudulent claim and was fined more than $90,000, court records show.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Litigant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/litigant. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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litigant
noun
lit·i·gant
ˈlit-i-gənt 
: a person taking part in a lawsuit
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