court order

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Meanwhile, the New York Times has sued the Defense Department over press access, and earlier this month a federal judge ruled that the department violated a court order to restore Pentagon access for journalists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

She had visited a local bank with a court order to freeze his bank accounts the week before she vanished.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

It can also withhold your tax refund and Social Security benefits without a court order.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

The Pentagon has failed to comply with a court order to restore press access, a federal judge ruled Thursday, rejecting new restrictions put in place by the department after its prior rules were deemed unconstitutional.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Her adoptive father was schizophrenic and for a time lived at Philadelphia State Hospital at Byberry, a sprawling mental institution that was later closed by court order because it inhumanely “warehoused” its patients.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove