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

Herman, who holds a power of attorney signed by the three siblings and sister-in-law, said the family wants the legal proceeding to help clarify how the singer’s money has been managed in recent years.

From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2023

This group succeeded as a single unit, and the assets were afterwards divided among them in a separate legal proceeding.

From Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society by Maine, Henry Sumner, Sir