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plaintiff

noun as in accuser

Strong match

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A Democrat-appointed federal judge ruled in favor of the plaintiffs and accepted new Democrat-drawn maps, which decreased the Hispanic population in the district.

“This ruling, if not overturned, means that judges and plaintiffs’ lawyers run Delaware companies rather than their rightful owners — the shareholders,” Tesla said in a December 2024 statement.

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The map included one majority-minority district, but the plaintiffs said Section 2 requires a second.

Trials are costly, and plaintiffs and defendants alike overwhelmingly prefer to eliminate the risk of an all-or-nothing jury verdict by agreeing on a compromise dollar figure.

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After being evaluated under bureau regulations, “none of our plaintiffs were designated for ADX,” he said.

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