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litigate

[lit-i-geyt] / ˈlɪt ɪˌgeɪt /


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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

Interest groups rush to litigate, sometimes with prepackaged lawsuits.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Instead, all they were asking the court to do is to let them stay in the country and not be immediately deported while they had a chance to litigate their claims.

From Slate Jun. 25, 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

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

Verheyden-Hilliard’s group often litigates on behalf of those seeking access to public spaces, pressing the government to properly allow free-speech activities and protests along Pennsylvania Avenue and elsewhere.

From Washington Post Aug. 13, 2022

The City Attorney litigates all civil actions on behalf of the City and represents the City, its boards and officers in all civil trials and legal proceedings, in both state and federal court.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2022

Ms. Lang, 31, is a senior legal counsel at the Campaign Legal Center in Washington, where she litigates voting rights and redistricting cases.

From New York Times Dec. 10, 2017

Its website says it litigates for limited government, individual rights, equal protection and educational choice.

From Seattle Times May 4, 2016

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

Whatever one thinks of those causes, they are contested political questions being litigated before courts as live disputes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

We know any such charges would be litigated to death, and by the time it finally came to trial, he might very well be dead, and the case would be moot.

From Salon Jun. 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

“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

But the repeal also made settlements less meaningful, because defendants can now assert that the SEC got everything wrong and they just settled because it was less costly than litigating.

From MarketWatch Jun. 17, 2026

It cannot reach far beyond state lines to prevent those parties from litigating their grievances in a different, more appropriate venue.

From Slate May 19, 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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