petitioner

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“The petitioner alleges imminent threat to life” if the court doesn’t take urgent action, the judge said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

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, listed as the Los Angeles Turf Club, seeks that the 3X3 wager be deemed legal for concluded races as it is with live races.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

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

In all but one, the government was the petitioner.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander