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And once police make a demand, the subject must hand over the data and then seek a court order to make certain correspondence inadmissable at trial.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Your relative may lack capacity to make certain decisions, yet retain enough legal capacity to, say, revoke a power of attorney or hire a lawyer.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

If the same process occurs inside the human gut, it could make certain infections more difficult to treat.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2025

That allowed the president to make certain changes to tariffs without Congress’ approval, noted legal expert and Loyola Law School professor Jessica Levinson.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2025

The colonel stopped in his tracks again and eyed the chaplain sharply to make certain he was not being ridiculed.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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