litigate
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“We are not going to litigate this matter through the press,” he wrote in a message to The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
“She claims she had it in her milk with her child, and that’s what the insurance company took to settle, and we weren’t going to litigate it.”
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
State attorneys general continued to litigate the case and won.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Because of New Prime, contractors can now litigate their claims in federal court instead of being forced into private arbitration.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026
Joshua Carter and Robert Caston were the first two cases we decided to litigate.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
The Law Department has previously told ProPublica it takes its ethical responsibilities seriously and litigates each case with an open mind.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2023
From 2014 to 2019, Kacsmaryk served as deputy general counsel for First Liberty Institute, a Christian conservative nonprofit group that litigates on cases involving religious freedom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
In November he announced that he would lead the pro bono practice at the law firm Paul, Weiss, which litigates public-interest cases nationwide.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
And it is revealing a Husky team with a chance to forge something special in a season that by its very nature litigates against sustained success.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2020
De Palma, though, believes the opposite, and “Are Snakes Necessary?” litigates the competing claims.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2020
He has litigated 113 jury trials, conducted more than 2,000 preliminary hearings and represented some 10,000 indigent clients.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
She is also the one member whose seat is being litigated.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
The excessive fines clause is the neglected middle child of the Eighth Amendment, wedged between excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment, and almost never litigated.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
That feud is now being litigated in two separate lawsuits.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
We were still very actively litigating on behalf of condemned children in Mississippi, Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana—Southern states where we had litigated previously.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
“We hired 10 litigating attorneys last year,” he said.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
"After more than five years of litigating against Chris Brown, we are thrilled that we were able to get justice for our client, Patricia," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
The end of a marriage isn’t always an outright war or something people spend years litigating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
Another has been litigating for 11 weeks with no end in sight.
From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026
We were still very actively litigating on behalf of condemned children in Mississippi, Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana—Southern states where we had litigated previously.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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