pleas
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Through May, prosecutors had charged fewer than four dozen people with crimes related to noncitizen voting, ProPublica’s analysis of DOJ data and federal court filings shows, getting convictions or guilty pleas in 14 cases.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
As an incarcerated person, you find that your life rests entirely in the hands of prison employees; you are completely dependent on them to hear your pleas and take immediate, lifesaving action.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Bush's guilty pleas brought the case closer to a conclusion, but many wondered whether the sentencing hearing would provide answers.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
When Savitt informed Wachtell leadership that he and five other partners would be leaving for Gibson Dunn, people familiar with the conversations said leaders made emotional pleas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Before the sentence was to be passed, there were two pleas in mitigation.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
