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injunction

[in-juhngk-shuhn] / ɪnˈdʒʌŋk ʃən /


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After a Mississippi judge granted Chambliss an injunction in February, he will now return for his sixth collegiate season as the highest-profile embodiment of the topsy-turvy world of college football in 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Shasta County Superior Court Judge Benjamin L. Hanna on Friday issued a preliminary injunction that temporarily blocks Measure B, a citizens’ initiative approved by 56% of voters in the June primary.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

But the appeals court noted that the existing injunction specifically allows construction of underground bunkers, bomb shelters and military and medical infrastructure to continue, along with aboveground work strictly necessary for security.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

The order upholds a preliminary injunction won by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which sued after the administration tore down the East Wing last year to begin the project without congressional approval.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

But in spite of the victory, the Times could not resume printing the Pentagon Papers because the Justice Department immediately appealed, and the injunction remained in place while the case moved to the higher court.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

Judge Rita F. Lin could order the federal funding to be reinstated, and indeed has already done so through some temporary preliminary injunctions.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

They argued the law violated their First Amendment rights and won preliminary injunctions against its enforcement last summer.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

She said the office’s gang unit “lost its primary mission” in 2021, because of a legal settlement that effectively ended enforcement of the city’s 46 gang injunctions.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

Last year, in an earlier iteration of the case, the court heard arguments on the power of district judges to issue broad injunctions.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 29, 2026

Poor child, she was bewildered by the many injunctions we laid upon her, and the curtailing of her freedom tried her sorely, though not a word of complaint came from her.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya




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