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Since the antitrust lawsuit is already ongoing, the judge slammed the door on any attempt by NASCAR to dismiss it using this legal technicality.
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Greg Engle, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
While a Pennsylvania court ruled against him due to his age at the time, Satterthwaite alleges Carter’s team abused legal technicalities to avoid the test.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Mitchell said more than 4,600 ballots in the 45th District weren’t counted initially due to technicalities, including ballots that weren’t signed, or were signed with a signature that didn’t match the voter information on file.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
But the case was already dismissed by District Court Judge Aileen Cannon on a legal technicality, putting it in a different legal status than the election interference case.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Greg Engle, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
While a Pennsylvania court ruled against him due to his age at the time, Satterthwaite alleges Carter’s team abused legal technicalities to avoid the test.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Mitchell said more than 4,600 ballots in the 45th District weren’t counted initially due to technicalities, including ballots that weren’t signed, or were signed with a signature that didn’t match the voter information on file.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
But the case was already dismissed by District Court Judge Aileen Cannon on a legal technicality, putting it in a different legal status than the election interference case.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Technicality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/technicality. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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