petitioner

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In that case, petitioner Joseph Accardi alleged that the attorney general had compiled a list of “unsavory characters” and circulated it within the DOJ, and he was on the list.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

The petitioner on Tuesday is First Choice, which runs five pro-life pregnancy centers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

Two years later, the court dismissed the petition, directing the petitioner to approach a committee handling transfers of wild animals by zoos.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

“It is highly, highly unusual to be seeking detention of a petitioner given the factual record of today,” Judge Michael Farbiarz said on Friday.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2025

In all but one, the government was the petitioner.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander