statute
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New York has a similar statute that was recently employed by singer Casandra “Cassie” Ventura in her case against Sean Combs.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
The questioner, Democratic Senator Tim Kaine, responded: "I do not believe the statute would support that."
From BBC • May 1, 2026
They represent the United States, and their obligation, by statute, by tradition, and by the ethical rules that govern every attorney who stands in a federal courtroom, is to seek justice.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
But as a matter of law, the TPS statute precludes judicial review.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Between the passage of Alabama's new death penalty statute in 1975 and the end of 1988, there had been only three executions in Alabama.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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