petition
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Maxwell filed the petition pro se - without an attorney - on Wednesday.
From BBC
He has also started a petition, which has so far generated over 50,000 signatures.
From BBC
On Wednesday, after the petition gained enough votes in the House, Thune told reporters the chamber will “cross that bridge when it comes to it.”
From Los Angeles Times
But signing the petition is unlikely to provide much insulation.
A group of 63 parliamentarians petitioned the court, which said in a statement that the law was suspended pending a ruling on its merits.
From Barron's
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