courts

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Ras Baraka, mayor of Newark, is likewise attempting to shut the facility down via the courts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Workplace misconduct is a blind spot for the courts.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

There were more than 1,800 arrests, and suspects were fast-tracked through the courts.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

But it’s a startling precedent to sanction a citizen of an ally with independent courts for mere legal advocacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Despite the brutal, debilitating impact of these “collateral consequences” on the lives of those convicted of crimes, courts have generally declined to find that such sanctions are actually “punishment” for constitutional purposes.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander