as in defendant
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someone who brings a legal action against another person or against whom a legal action is brought
Both litigants chose to represent themselves in court.
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Camarata says that a popular compromise for litigants is to land on some form of a limited, highly tailored stay that allows both sides to collect records and testimony from third party witnesses while waiting for a criminal case to conclude.
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2024
Just as McConnell often breaks with his party’s right-most flank on issues like the war in Ukraine, many of Trump’s judges reject the most aggressive legal arguments presented by the most far-right litigants.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 25 Sep. 2024
The space will include meeting rooms and courtrooms to allow court staff, community partners, litigants and attorneys to hold private meetings and mediations to resolve family conflicts.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 9 Aug. 2024
Bell is an experienced litigant and has drawn criticisms for his aggressive protection of the WIN Passage.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Aug. 2024
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2024
Just as McConnell often breaks with his party’s right-most flank on issues like the war in Ukraine, many of Trump’s judges reject the most aggressive legal arguments presented by the most far-right litigants.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 25 Sep. 2024
The space will include meeting rooms and courtrooms to allow court staff, community partners, litigants and attorneys to hold private meetings and mediations to resolve family conflicts.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 9 Aug. 2024
Bell is an experienced litigant and has drawn criticisms for his aggressive protection of the WIN Passage.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Aug. 2024
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According to the lawsuit, which lists six unnamed John Does as defendants, the group also drove to multiple polling locations in Royal Oak and Birmingham and illegally recorded voters inside polling stations.Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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Then—as most defendants do routinely unless the settlement agreement expressly says otherwise—the defendant issued her a Form 1099.Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Well, Trump hijacked a corporate party, which hardly seemed like a vehicle for proletarian revolt, and did exactly that.David Brooks, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Chinese officials saw neither Trump nor his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, as especially appealing at a time when taking a hard line on China is just about the only issue their two parties can agree on.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The goal of the decree was, essentially, to give people of color the opportunity to be elected to the board, said Daniel Ortega, an attorney for the plaintiffs in the initial lawsuit who is now representing the surviving plaintiffs in the case, during the first hearing over the ballot error.Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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In a separate case, a group of plaintiffs identifying as non-African Americans filed a lawsuit in western Louisiana, arguing that the new map violated the Constitution by overly prioritizing race.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Litigant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/litigant. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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