legal proceeding

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Named plaintiff and former student Elva Lopez filed the suit in state court in San Francisco before it was approved as a class-action legal proceeding.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2025

The second impeachment of Donald Trump was a legal proceeding.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2025

The report is not a legal proceeding, Sidoti explained, and commissioners did not seek to prove allegations “beyond reasonable doubt,” as in a court of law.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2024

The Housing Department declined to comment on the issue because it’s currently involved in a legal proceeding.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2023

Out of this deplorable state of things a remarkable legal proceeding once grew.

From The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore by Hutchinson, J. R. (John Robert)