defendant
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Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority that securities fraud resembles a traditional common law claim by an injured party against a defendant for damages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
“At the defendant’s request, the discovery order was stayed pending his successful completion of diversion. The defendant performed well on diversion and, according to the terms of the agreement, the case was dismissed.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
In all my years of covering court cases I've never seen a defendant address journalists during a trial.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
The agents then arrest the defendant, bring them before the judge, and, almost always, ask that the defendant be detained.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
“While Dr. Strayer’s opinions will touch upon the ultimate issues of this case, they will not include a conclusion by the doctor that the defendant was negligent.”
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
Despite attack ads saying otherwise, Roy hasn’t vowed to block prosecution of certain misdemeanor crimes — even though she prefers diversion programs as a way to aid homeless defendants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
The proposed changes would make offences under the law arrestable, and allow courts to try defendants in their absence if they are overseas or unreachable.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha recently charged seven defendants for a scheme to bilk the state’s Medicaid Community Health Worker program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Why, then, did the government charge the defendants in the way it did?
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
The defendants should receive clemency, he said, otherwise the future of South Africa would be bleak.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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