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plaintiff

[playn-tif] / ˈpleɪn tɪf /
NOUN
accuser
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There’s not another plaintiff that’s going to come around with a better injury, if the federal regulation in this case bigfoots all over state law such that nobody can ever bring a lawsuit.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Defending Education, which sued UC in June 2026, is the sole plaintiff in the case.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

"We know these armed groups must be subdued. But the question is: what do we do with these children?" plaintiff Roxemhberg Rozo, a political scientist and law student, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

Standing is the constitutional requirement under Article 3 that a plaintiff have a sufficiently personal stake in a dispute before a federal court may exercise judicial power.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

In addition to serving as a plaintiff in the lawsuit against state officials, she gave a statement to police to support the case against the Mosses.’”

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

The plaintiffs say they have suffered losses amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars from wildfires, flooding and other weather extremes and are seeking compensation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

A law firm representing some of the plaintiffs said the decision had come "too late" for its clients.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Randy Mastro, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, told the judge that the city was overstating the complexity of the process.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Claudia Polsky, director of UC Berkeley’s Environmental Law Clinic and a lawyer for the plaintiffs, welcomed the agreement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Charles Langford, one of the lawyers for the plaintiffs, was deeply impressed by her presentation.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose




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