adjudication
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“Today’s decision merely postpones adjudication of those challenges,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in one dissent, joined by Justice Elena Kagan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
They function like mental health diversion courts, suspending adjudication of qualifying crimes while veterans receive treatment, often at the VA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Many individuals awaiting asylum adjudication get work authorization.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
"This case assumes considerable institutional concern, not because of the decision that was taken on the merits of the case, but about the process of adjudication and determination," the top court said.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
So the dispute between Reinier de Graaf and Jan Swammerdam over the discovery of the egg within the ovary, which began in 1672, was referred to the Royal Society in London for adjudication.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Fifa said it "is not involved in host country immigration processes, including visa adjudications".
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
"USCIS's hold on adjudications cannot be attributed to anything that these individuals did wrong; rather, it arises solely by the happenstance of their birth," the judge said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
“Today’s FTC can bring civil enforcement suits against private parties, promulgate binding rules, issue final orders in administrative adjudications, and investigate potential violations of the law.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
Of the 29 federally recognized tribes in our state, 23 have incarcerated members with one or more juvenile felony adjudications.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
It is admitted, that when a former decision is reversed, the technical effect of the judgment is to make all previous adjudications on the same question erroneous.
From Report of the Decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, and the Opinions of the Judges Thereof, in the Case of Dred Scott versus John F.A. Sandford December Term, 1856. by Benjamin C. Howard
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