judicial

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Defra said if waste collection authorities did not comply with their statutory duties, they risked judicial review - but as independent bodies, councils were accountable to their electorate rather than ministers or government departments.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

The state’s top attorney directed the sheriff to halt his investigation and has since filed a series of legal challenges asking for judicial intervention to ensure that Bianco does so.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

"It has to be this way: in addition to the formal punishment in the judicial system, we're saying, 'You have no place here'," she said.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Sending migrants to Cameroon skirted judicial orders, lawyers said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

But in 1790 the Supreme Court was a woefully weak third branch of the federal government and the principle of judicial review had yet to be established.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis