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The disgraced Hollywood boss is headed to a retrial this month in legal proceedings that will largely mimic his original 2020 rape and assault state trial, with one additional charge based on an allegation from a woman who was not part of the first trial.
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
The high court granted a request for emergency relief from the Trump administration, which sought to move forward with its efforts to drastically scale back the size of the federal government as legal proceedings continue.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
None of the three understood Congo's official language, French, and at times struggled to follow the legal proceedings due to a lack of adequate interpreters.
—Npr's International Desk, NPR, 8 Apr. 2025
Apple removed the opt-in Advanced Data Protection feature in the U.K. in February, but responded by launching legal proceedings against the government soon after, with the case to be heard by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal.
—Emma Woollacott, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
The high court granted a request for emergency relief from the Trump administration, which sought to move forward with its efforts to drastically scale back the size of the federal government as legal proceedings continue.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
None of the three understood Congo's official language, French, and at times struggled to follow the legal proceedings due to a lack of adequate interpreters.
—Npr's International Desk, NPR, 8 Apr. 2025
Apple removed the opt-in Advanced Data Protection feature in the U.K. in February, but responded by launching legal proceedings against the government soon after, with the case to be heard by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal.
—Emma Woollacott, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Legal proceedings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legal%20proceedings. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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