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Recent Examples of litigation
Councilmember Phil Ortiz joined Wells and Goble on both votes, while Deputy Mayor Michelle Metschel and Councilmember Gary Kendrick voted against both last year’s resolution and Tuesday’s proposal to pursue litigation.
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
City leadership reversed course, unanimously approving the rezoning last month, which brought the litigation to an end.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Wednesday’s case derived from a legal challenge from a group of white voters, some of whom didn’t know they were named in litigation, who said Louisiana legislators’ creation of two minority-majority voting districts following the 2020 census disenfranchised them.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors devote substantial time to managing multidefendant litigation, complex evidentiary records and massive volumes of discovery.
—Andrew S. Boutros, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
City leadership reversed course, unanimously approving the rezoning last month, which brought the litigation to an end.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Wednesday’s case derived from a legal challenge from a group of white voters, some of whom didn’t know they were named in litigation, who said Louisiana legislators’ creation of two minority-majority voting districts following the 2020 census disenfranchised them.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors devote substantial time to managing multidefendant litigation, complex evidentiary records and massive volumes of discovery.
—Andrew S. Boutros, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for litigation
Noun
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Their meteoric rise in just the last year is deeply troubling, and state Attorney General Nick Brown is right to have filed a recent lawsuit to stop Kalshi, one of the largest markets, from operating in Washington state.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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Jada Pinkett Smith is seeking $49,000 in legal fees from her husband’s former best friend of 40 years after winning dismissal of his $3 million lawsuit.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The court then returned the case to district court for further proceedings.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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The ruling questions the disparity between immigration laws that call for the detention of migrants with consistent actions of Congress in funding detention space for just a fraction of those who might be held during deportation proceedings.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
28 Apr. 2026
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Melania wore a double-breasted crepe suit from American designer Adam Lippes, who also designed her navy-and-ivory ensemble for the president's second inauguration ceremony last year.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Rockies and Marlins have followed suit.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Dakota Sweeney, a cousin of Wilson, the Bravo reality TV star, lived with the victim and was booked on suspicion of first-degree murder and armed criminal action, the Missouri Highway Patrol said in an affidavit.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Americans exported violence in the form of counterterrorism and police trainings to as many as eighty-five countries, from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia to Niger to the Philippines, as well as blueprints for dubious legal frameworks to justify their actions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Litigation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/litigation. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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