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court order

NOUN
subpoena
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In January, immigrant rights groups and detainees filed a federal class action lawsuit against the federal government, which led to the court order in July.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

South African protesters clashed with foreign nationals on Thursday, police and an AFP reporter said, as tensions over migration were reignited by a court order that government must restart processing asylum applications.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

The state opposed the motion from Pike’s lawyers, citing a pending independent investigation of the failed execution and an existing federal court order to preserve evidence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Justice Goodwin Liu’s concurring opinion in that case urged local election administrators to be prepared to seek a court order blocking any attempted seizure.

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026

Bobby ultimately sued Reshevsky and the American Chess Foundation, seeking a court order to resume the match and asking to have Reshevsky banned from tournament play until the matter was settled.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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