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The appeals court warned that accepting the administration's argument about extraordinary harm would encourage many litigants to appeal temporary restraining orders.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
But even there, the burden is difficult to meet — so difficult that one has trouble imagining a potential litigant who could plausibly assert that Trump’s reinstatement of TikTok violates a constitutional right.
—Stephen L. Carter, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
During his decades in the spotlight, Trump has been a serial litigant against news outlets.
—New York Times, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
To challenge the pardons in court, litigants must demonstrate legal standing, which requires a unique, concrete, particularized injury that is actual or imminent.
—Robert A. Levy, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
But even there, the burden is difficult to meet — so difficult that one has trouble imagining a potential litigant who could plausibly assert that Trump’s reinstatement of TikTok violates a constitutional right.
—Stephen L. Carter, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
During his decades in the spotlight, Trump has been a serial litigant against news outlets.
—New York Times, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
To challenge the pardons in court, litigants must demonstrate legal standing, which requires a unique, concrete, particularized injury that is actual or imminent.
—Robert A. Levy, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Litigant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/litigant. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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litigant
noun
lit·i·gant
ˈlit-i-gənt 
: a person taking part in a lawsuit
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