as in lawsuit
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Recent Examples of litigation
Labor unions, Democratic state leaders and other organizations have tried, with some success, to slow Trump down with litigation, while Republicans are growing more concerned about how a slash-and-burn strategy could affect their constituents.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2025
The proposal argued that corporate DEI programs expose the company to potential litigation, citing a 2023 Supreme Court ruling that reversed affirmative action in college admissions.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, TIME, 26 Feb. 2025
That’s why, at the outset of the litigation, Lively has asked a judge to keep certain information confidential and away from the armchair legal commentators of TikTok and YouTube.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 25 Feb. 2025
Silicon Valley De-Bug, a South Bay civil rights group that has supported Dominguez’s family through years of litigation — and added his aunt to its organizing ranks — criticized the city for devoting resources to fighting the judgment instead of addressing police violence.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2025
The proposal argued that corporate DEI programs expose the company to potential litigation, citing a 2023 Supreme Court ruling that reversed affirmative action in college admissions.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, TIME, 26 Feb. 2025
That’s why, at the outset of the litigation, Lively has asked a judge to keep certain information confidential and away from the armchair legal commentators of TikTok and YouTube.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 25 Feb. 2025
Silicon Valley De-Bug, a South Bay civil rights group that has supported Dominguez’s family through years of litigation — and added his aunt to its organizing ranks — criticized the city for devoting resources to fighting the judgment instead of addressing police violence.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for litigation
Noun
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Their actions have sparked numerous lawsuits, and on Thursday, a federal judge in California found that the mass firings of probationary employees were likely unlawful.—
Kristin Brown,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Judges in four lawsuits initially blocked his order until the Supreme Court cleared the way for a revised policy in January 2019, which barred transgender people from enlisting, participating in Reserve Officers' Training Corps or attending military academies.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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That might have included attempts to use information about an attack to bargain with police for lesser sentences in other criminal proceedings.—
TIME,
TIME,
10 Mar. 2025
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Over the years, the United States has seized crypto assets as part of criminal and civil proceedings.—
Ben Walsh,
The Atlantic,
8 Mar. 2025
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The funds sought a temporary restraining order that would prevent the Skydance deal from going through while the suit is pending.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2025
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Another suit alleged Scale paid workers below minimum wage and misclassified them as contractors and not employees with benefits and overtime pay.—
Richard Nieva,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Start your Fubo free trial now to get started watching the baseball action.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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He’s already scrapped his plans for taping his ankle in games through the All-Star break, saying the tape job limited his range of motion and his right ankle has responded well enough for game action.—
Fabian Ardaya,
The Athletic,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Litigation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/litigation. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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