drumhead court-martial

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Recent Examples of drumhead court-martial And men like Lang Long, a Cambodian who was trafficked and sold into the Thai fishing industry, are modern-day Billy Budds in a system that lacks even the rough justice of a drumhead court-martial. Alyssa Rosenberg, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2019
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Noun
  • The Pentagon opened an investigation of Kelly in late November, citing a federal law that allows retired service members to be recalled to active duty on orders of the defense secretary for possible court-martial or other punishment.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The Pentagon opened an investigation of Kelly in late November, citing a federal law that allows retired service members to be recalled to active duty on orders of the Defense secretary for possible court-martial or other punishment.
    Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The Georgia Democrat pointed to changes to the Voting Rights Act in recent decades, including when the high court in 2013 struck down a formula for states to get preclearance from the federal government before instituting voting procedure changes under Section 5.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 3 May 2026
  • The high court’s decision narrowed the scope of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, ruling that congressional district boundaries that rely too much on race are unconstitutional.
    Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
Noun
  • Other impacts There could be ramifications sooner than 2028 for state legislative maps that include state house, state senate and state supreme court districts, potentially impacting who voters -- including minority voters -- are represented by in their statehouses and state courts.
    Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 1 May 2026
  • The state supreme court's decision, however, did not hinge on SB21.
    Garrett Downs, CNBC, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • Gulnara Karimova, the daughter of former President Islam Karimov, is behind bars in Uzbekistan as the trial opens in a Swiss federal criminal court in the southern city of Bellinzona.
    Jamey Keaten, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
  • No criminal charges were filed because the main accuser refused to testify in criminal court.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026

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“Drumhead court-martial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumhead%20court-martial. Accessed 5 May. 2026.

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