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Gun ban litigants have until Oct. 21 to file remaining briefs before a ruling from McGlynn.
—Greg Bishop | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Sep. 2024
Therefore, a court is likely to reject any attempt at forcing litigants to battle anonymously.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Camarata says that a popular compromise for litigants is to land on some form of a limited, highly tailored stay that allows both sides to collect records and testimony from third party witnesses while waiting for a criminal case to conclude.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2024
Just as McConnell often breaks with his party’s right-most flank on issues like the war in Ukraine, many of Trump’s judges reject the most aggressive legal arguments presented by the most far-right litigants.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 25 Sep. 2024
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First Known Use
1659, in the meaning defined above
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“Litigant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/litigant. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
litigant
noun
lit·i·gant
ˈlit-i-gənt
: a person taking part in a lawsuit
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