court order

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The company continued to sell military members’ vehicles even after a Camp Pendleton attorney told them in 2024 they couldn’t sell the vehicles without a court order, the Department of Justice claims.

From Los Angeles Times • 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

You can report any concerns to your aunt’s bank, but given everything that has happened already you will likely require a court order.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Jackson expanded on this message in October when the Supreme Court, over the shadow docket, halted another lower court order preserving TPS for Venezuela.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

The President had agreed to give the governor a ten-day respite to sort out his response to the court order.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals