injunction

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Saylor twice extended the deadline while he considered arguments from both sides on an injunction.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The event's organisers immediately sought an emergency injunction to allow it to go ahead, and a ruling was expected during the day.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The judge’s preliminary injunction applies only to public colleges and universities in the states that sued while the case proceeds through litigation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

District Judge Randolph Moss issued an injunction, stating the president cannot use governmental power to retaliate against disfavored expression.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The captain of the distressed vessel, at last heeding the injunction, cast down his bucket, and it came up full of fresh sparkling water from the mouth of the Amazon River.'

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison