litigant
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The court extended its decision to “any litigant who cannot afford to pay a private reporter” — a group that would include most parties in most civil cases across the state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Article III of the Constitution “guarantees every litigant . . . the right to an independent and impartial tribunal,” the AGs write.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
The judge said it was "most unsatisfactory" that a litigant would attack the jury and accused him of disregarding the court rules.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2024
“The idea that no person with a Democratic background could rule on a Republican litigant or no Republican judge could rule on a Democratic litigant would be impossible,” Geyh said.
From Salon ● May 22, 2024
Every litigant would conscientiously decide the dispute in his own favor and anarchy, separation and civil war would soon follow.
From The Faith of Our Fathers by James Gibbons
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