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Recent Examples of remand
Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
Strangio asked the Court to vacate the lower court’s decision and remand it, with instructions to reevaluate the text of SB 1.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 5 Dec. 2024
Yash Roy, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
The ruling reverses a lower court order dismissing a lawsuit brought by Martinez's family against WSU and remands the case back to that court for further proceedings.
—Axios Seattle, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Attorneys for New Jersey argued that even a partial remand meant the program was no longer authorized by federal regulators, and that a lack of clarity regarding pollution mitigation should in and of itself be enough to order a temporary pause on the program.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
Strangio asked the Court to vacate the lower court’s decision and remand it, with instructions to reevaluate the text of SB 1.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 5 Dec. 2024
Verb
The state legislature on February 14 also considered the wrongful incarceration payments of five other Connecticut residents but decided to remand the cases back to the state’s Claims Commissioner, Robert Shea, Jr., to determine their eligibility under state law.
—Yash Roy, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
The ruling reverses a lower court order dismissing a lawsuit brought by Martinez's family against WSU and remands the case back to that court for further proceedings.
—Axios Seattle, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remand
Noun
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Sometimes things are straightforward: the detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia graduate who was involved in the pro-Palestine protests on the school’s campus, is an affront to freedom of speech.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
The New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2025
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This is the second time the administration has abruptly emptied the detention site, with officials on Feb. 20 removing 177 Venezuelans flown in from the United States, with the men repatriated to the custody of their home government.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In related news, the mayor of San José proposed jailing homeless people who repeatedly refuse shelter.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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Both men remained jailed on $100,000 bond Thursday at a Platte County detention facility.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Biden commuted Peltier’s sentence, ordering the remainder of his sentence to be served in home confinement.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
16 Mar. 2025
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Despite noting the couple violated the public’s trust and that the husband lied on the witness stand, a federal judge on Wednesday gave the Wades strikingly lenient sentences: three years of probation for Carolyn, including 90 days of home confinement, and 90 days of prison time for Tracy.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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However, on the call, Boasberg signaled that some of the five Venezuelans who were detained over the weekend were already onboard repatriation flights.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
16 Mar. 2025
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Rekha Sharma-Crawford, a partner at Sharma-Crawford Attorneys at Law who represents several individuals who were detained, told The Star that her team should have a disposition on the last person in custody soon.—
Taylor O’Connor,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2025
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Six guards were charged with murder last month in the December death of Robert Brooks, who was incarcerated at the Marcy Correctional Facility, across the street from the Mid-State prison.—
Michael Hill,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2025
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Atkins married twice while incarcerated: first to Donald Lee Laisure from 1981 to 1982, and later to Whitehouse, the attorney who represented her in parole hearings, in 1987.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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My experience with Colorado law tells me this legislation will benefit both public safety and justice by ensuring that our law enforcement resources and taxpayer dollars are not wasted on unnecessary incarceration.—
Jay Fisher,
The Denver Post,
13 Mar. 2025
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One of the key purposes of incarceration—aside from accountability—is to prepare individuals for their return to society.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Yeah, being confined to the information available to the outside world is an interesting hubris for Devon.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
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This matters because legislation that was once confined to Texas, could now be nationalized, a development Texas voting rights advocates have long cautioned against.—
Sierra Rodriguez,
The Denver Post,
14 Mar. 2025
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Bell had a firearm at the time of his arrest, according to police.—
Michael Moore Jr.,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2025
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One of them ended in dozens of arrests Thursday in Manhattan.—
Axios,
Axios,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Remand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remand. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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