litigant

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Article III of the Constitution “guarantees every litigant . . . the right to an independent and impartial tribunal,” the AGs write.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

The courts’ primary remedy in such instances is to find the defiant litigant in contempt of court.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2025

The judge said it was "most unsatisfactory" that a litigant would attack the jury and accused him of disregarding the court rules.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2024

Ridley-Thomas’ appellate case marks Watford’s first time appearing as a litigant before his former colleagues since he left the bench in 2023.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024

There are no regular advocates; any litigant may state his own case, or have any one else do it for him.

From Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions by Nassau, Robert Hamill