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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.
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Alyssa Rosenberg, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2019
Alyssa Rosenberg, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2019
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McCaskill stated in her email to Dateline that this is required before charges can be referred for trial by general court-martial.Anna Turning, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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This hearing will determine whether there is sufficient evidence to proceed with a court-martial in his case.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Three days later, the high court outlined its rationale with its 61-page ruling in Bush v. Gore.Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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In a 2018 decision, the high court did find that Minnesota's law barring political apparel at voting sites was too broad and violated the First Amendment.Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Same with state governments — including legislatures that pursue new laws, state supreme courts that determine the laws’ constitutionality, attorneys general who decide whether to defend them and district attorneys who enforce them.Geoff Mulvihill, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Voters in at least 30 states will decide who will fill 69 state supreme court seats in judicial elections, with the ideological balances of two high courts — in Michigan and Ohio — at stake.Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 23 Oct. 2024
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The prosecution objected to the order as plaintiffs in civil litigation against Combs are outside the purview of the criminal court, according to the news outlet.DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Prosecutors have objected to such a gag order, in part because plaintiffs in civil litigation against Combs are outside the purview of the criminal court.Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Drumhead court-martial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumhead%20court-martial. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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