court order

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The Pentagon has failed to comply with a court order to restore press access, a federal judge ruled Thursday, rejecting new restrictions put in place by the department after its prior rules were deemed unconstitutional.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Torres Campos’ lawyer, in a reply brief and a subsequent proposed court order, didn’t mention that Twigg and Teegarden were fabricated cases, perhaps because the lawyer hadn’t checked the references personally.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

And once police make a demand, the subject must hand over the data and then seek a court order to make certain correspondence inadmissable at trial.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The exhumation was done after the police obtained a court order to retrieve 14 bodies that were initially believed to have been buried at the site.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

When the local court order was appealed to a federal court, voting rights demonstrators took to the streets again.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman