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litigate

[lit-i-geyt] / ˈlɪt ɪˌgeɪt /


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“There aren’t a lot of institutions that have the resources to litigate these matters.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

“She claims she had it in her milk with her child, and that’s what the insurance company took to settle, and we weren’t going to litigate it.”

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

State attorneys general continued to litigate the case and won.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

Because of New Prime, contractors can now litigate their claims in federal court instead of being forced into private arbitration.

From Slate Jun. 3, 2026

Joshua Carter and Robert Caston were the first two cases we decided to litigate.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

The Law Department has previously told ProPublica it takes its ethical responsibilities seriously and litigates each case with an open mind.

From Salon Mar. 22, 2023

From 2014 to 2019, Kacsmaryk served as deputy general counsel for First Liberty Institute, a Christian conservative nonprofit group that litigates on cases involving religious freedom.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 7, 2023

The commission investigates allegations of human rights violations and litigates them in some cases.

From Seattle Times Dec. 15, 2022

Verheyden-Hilliard’s group often litigates on behalf of those seeking access to public spaces, pressing the government to properly allow free-speech activities and protests along Pennsylvania Avenue and elsewhere.

From Washington Post Aug. 13, 2022

Yet Jennifer Mathis, the director of policy and legal advocacy at the Bazelon Center, which litigates on behalf of those with mental disabilities, called the idea offensive on its face.

From New York Times Mar. 5, 2018

She is also the one member whose seat is being litigated.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

Some parents might wonder why such policies had to be litigated at all.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

The same was true of the Supreme Court’s foundational sex discrimination cases, many of which were either litigated by Ginsburg when she was an attorney or eventually decided by her as a justice.

From Slate Aug. 7, 2026

Of 20 individual ovarian cases the company litigated to a verdict, it lost one.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

We were still very actively litigating on behalf of condemned children in Mississippi, Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana—Southern states where we had litigated previously.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

“We hired 10 litigating attorneys last year,” he said.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

"After more than five years of litigating against Chris Brown, we are thrilled that we were able to get justice for our client, Patricia," he said.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

“There are some backdoor paths to closing the deal while still litigating with the states over their concerns. But there is no way to move forward without the sign-off from regulators in Europe.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 11, 2026

It cannot reach far beyond state lines to prevent those parties from litigating their grievances in a different, more appropriate venue.

From Slate May 19, 2026

We were still very actively litigating on behalf of condemned children in Mississippi, Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana—Southern states where we had litigated previously.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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