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citation

[sahy-tey-shuhn] / saɪˈteɪ ʃən /




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The only hint the justices provided about their reasoning was a single citation: Zorn v.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

To understand the basis of the court’s Monday decision, the only hint provided is the single citation they mention from a decision just last month: Zorn v.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

“Due to those actions and Zacharia Branch’s failure to comply with multiple verbal lawful commands, he was placed under arrest for misdemeanor Obstruction of LEO and received a citation for Obstructing Public Sidewalks.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

In late May, he told a Toledo court he wanted to contest the citation because of the F-150’s driving technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

The citation goes on to say that the best time to dig wild potatoes “is in the spring as soon as the ground thaws.... During the summer they evidently become dry and tough.”

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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