adjournment

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The most recent request for an adjournment of a scheduled status conference came in September.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Judge Watson said he was satisfied passing sentence in the absence of the defendant, noting an adjournment was not likely to compel him to attend court.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025

Boasberg adjourned the hearing so Ensign could gather more information—and the government evidently exploited this adjournment to dispatch the two planes.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2025

He told a Commons adjournment debate: "There was no hard evidence against Letby, nobody saw her do anything untoward."

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025

Since five hours—the official adjournment time—hadn’t yet been reached, he took a loss of thirty-five minutes on his clock.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady