statute

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In other words, a federal contract doesn’t have to expressly specify that a contractor perform an action for it to be covered by the removal statute.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Essayli would charge Orellana with conspiracy — under a federal statute typically used to build cases against drug traffickers and organized crime — and with aiding and abetting civil disorder.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

“But on its face, the statute does not exempt negotiations that the leagues may have with streaming services.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

As Thomas first warned in 2020, these decisions read “extra immunity” into the statute based on “policy and purpose arguments” rather than the plain text of the law.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Alabama’s statute at the time limited what court-appointed lawyers could be paid for their out-of-court preparation time to $1,000, so the lawyer spent almost no time on the case.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson