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injunction

[in-juhngk-shuhn] / ɪnˈdʒʌŋk ʃən /


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Judge Russell’s preliminary injunction lets Ben Gamla move forward.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Alabama is seeking an injunction for TikTok to change its practices, civil penalties and damages.

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong said in an order granting a preliminary injunction that the government “is regularly abstaining from conducting a likelihood of escape analysis at all” when making arrests without a warrant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Boston-based Judge Indira Talwani imposed an injunction on 4 September blocking Trump's order.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

In the meantime, the Tokyo District Court issued an injunction to stay the deportation order on the grounds that a passport violation was not an extraditable offense.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

The whistleblower also alleges that the administration moved forward with steps to create the new system during two initial injunctions from the court, which would have violated the court’s order.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026

District Court Judge Indira Talwani, who issued the injunctions, said it’s “a likely unconstitutional regulation for which compliance is practically impossible as to the 2026 midterm elections, now little more than two months away.”

From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026

The Times story about the leaked documents relates to the court’s emergency docket: the calendar of pending cases not subject to ordinary briefing, such as stays and emergency injunctions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

Federal judges have issued preliminary injunctions restricting Homeland Security and U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026

To drum up public support for the law, legal injunctions were bolstered by insidious propaganda—a formula that the Nazis would eventually bring to monstrous perfection.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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