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These litigants did not, however, file their lawsuit until the end of May this year and should have not have been rewarded for their own intentional delay in bringing their challenges.
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Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
All litigants have the right to appeal a loss from the district courts, and, because the Supreme Court's docket is discretionary and contains fewer than 100 cases a term, the courts of appeals are the last stop for all but a few cases.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Still, at least two of the Court’s Republicans have shown unexpected sympathy toward LGBTQ litigants in the past.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Nov. 2024
The Texas litigants who are challenging the CTA knew about its existence years ago when it was passed and the pending Jan. 1, 2025 deadline was set in September 2022.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
All litigants have the right to appeal a loss from the district courts, and, because the Supreme Court's docket is discretionary and contains fewer than 100 cases a term, the courts of appeals are the last stop for all but a few cases.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Still, at least two of the Court’s Republicans have shown unexpected sympathy toward LGBTQ litigants in the past.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Nov. 2024
The Texas litigants who are challenging the CTA knew about its existence years ago when it was passed and the pending Jan. 1, 2025 deadline was set in September 2022.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Litigant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/litigant. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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litigant
noun
lit·i·gant
ˈlit-i-gənt 
: a person taking part in a lawsuit
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