deadlines

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When Congress passed the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act in 1996, it imposed strict filing deadlines, strengthened rules against multiple petitions, and expanded deference to state court decisions.

From Slate • May 29, 2026

When earthquakes, floods, fires and other disasters happen, the IRS commonly suspends all sorts of deadlines for impacted taxpayers.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

After multiple deadlines and threats of fresh attacks, traders don’t seem to believe that further escalation is a genuine risk.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Screen shots show the targeted threats from the group began on Sunday, with deadlines given on Thursday and 12 May, Luke Connolly, a threat analyst at the cyber security firm Emisoft, told the Associated Press.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

That was a critical talent for a project facing such tight deadlines that immense factories would have to be designed and built for processes that could not be tested in advance.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik