quashing

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For decades, corporate executives have been quashing workers’ efforts to gain a fair reward for their labor.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Still, quashing a grand-jury subpoena is one of the rarest of judicial actions.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026

The standoff highlights the difficulty of quashing an established militia with a base of support among the population even when it has been badly beaten.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

The court rejected this on July 16, saying there was "no legal basis" for quashing the warrants while the jurisdiction challenge was pending.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

In addition we are asked to make an order quashing the decision of the Commissioner that the airline should pay to the Department of Justice the sum of $150,000 by way of costs.

From Judgments of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand on Proceedings to Review Aspects of the Report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Mount Erebus Aircraft Disaster C.A. 95/81 by New Zealand. Court of Appeal