in retaliation

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That left in place three claims - breach of contract, retaliation, and aiding and abetting in retaliation - with a civil trial in New York scheduled for 18 May.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

The Riverside County legislator alleges that this conduct was in retaliation for a bill she authored seeking to restrict how law enforcement agencies store and use data from automatic license plate readers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The judge left in place three claims against Baldoni, involving retaliation and aiding and abetting in retaliation, leaving those accusations for a trial in New York in May.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

They filed an amended complaint Sunday, alleging Rodriguez was arrested in retaliation for coverage critical of ICE operations in Tennessee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Herr Becker was referring to the Nazis’ claim that the riots were an unplanned uprising in retaliation for the murder of a high-ranking Nazi official by a Jew.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti