petitioner

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In that case, petitioner Joseph Accardi alleged that the attorney general had compiled a list of “unsavory characters” and circulated it within the DOJ, and he was on the list.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

The Commerce Department “should be concerned about who the petitioner is,” said Pasquale Casillo, who oversees exports at Pastificio Liguori, one of the affected pasta companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

Damon Landor, the petitioner, wore long dreadlocks for almost 20 years as an expression of his beliefs as a Rastafarian – part of a biblical practice known as the “Nazarite vow.”

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2025

Two years later, the court dismissed the petition, directing the petitioner to approach a committee handling transfers of wild animals by zoos.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

In all but one, the government was the petitioner.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander