defendant

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In all three states, a defendant arguing self-defense must show that they were responding to a reasonable fear of imminent danger to justify the shooting.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

Meta is named first as the defendant in most of these complaints, but every social media app of note is included in at least one of the cases.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Judge Spencer told the defendant: "I'm quite satisfied you retain much more memory of this attack than you have ever had the courage to admit."

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Judge Kato Crews dismissed the Mountain West Conference as a defendant but said he wants to put the rest of the case on hold until after a Supreme Court ruling in B.P.J. v.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Yes, she’d known the defendant, Kabuo Miyamoto, for a good long time, she figured.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson