declination

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To conduct its analysis, ProPublica obtained declination data from the DOJ and the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, a center that obtains data through Freedom of Information Act requests.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

De La Cova was the detective who presented a case to the district attorney’s office, according to the declination memo.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

The judge then said it was a yes-or-no question, and eventually Lemons said yes, a declination memo had existed.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025

Rep. Kevin Kiley, California Republican, asked Heritage Foundation legal fellow Charles Stimson how the District’s prosecutors’ 66% declination rate in the past year compares with other jurisdictions around the country.

From Washington Times • Oct. 12, 2023

The various declination of the needle under different meridians was first discovered by Sebastian Cabbott, and its inclination to the nearer pole by our countryman Robert Norman.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton