mitigating

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Carvalho’s spokesperson said each of the issues raised was offset by mitigating factors and that none of the cited actions — individually or collectively — would have justified Carvalho’s dismissal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2026

The purpose of these laws, Jackson wrote, was to “vindicate property rights” by mitigating “concerns associated with violations of those rights by armed individuals on private land.”

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

By using a psychiatric defence argument, Mangione would have essentially admitted to killing Thompson with mitigating circumstances, legal expert Richard Schoenstein told CBS.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

Combine those mitigating factors with a booming artificial-intelligence trade and a history of tech stocks powering through regulatory uncertainty, and you get Monday’s non-reaction to the UK’s proposal.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

None of this compelling mitigating evidence was presented at trial, and it should have been.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson