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Those litigants generally have been treated leniently by judges who recognize their inexperience; they seldom are fined, though their cases may be dismissed.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Crypto deals raise questions Unless court orders are narrowly tailored to only cover the actual litigants, the administration argues, judges will have too much power to stall crucial presidential actions.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 12 May 2025
Reports said that most of the money — $22 million to be exact — would fund Trump’s presidential library, with the remainder going to legal fees and other litigants.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Think about a judge reading that a colleague was gunned down in his own driveway by a disappointed litigant.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Crypto deals raise questions Unless court orders are narrowly tailored to only cover the actual litigants, the administration argues, judges will have too much power to stall crucial presidential actions.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 12 May 2025
Reports said that most of the money — $22 million to be exact — would fund Trump’s presidential library, with the remainder going to legal fees and other litigants.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Think about a judge reading that a colleague was gunned down in his own driveway by a disappointed litigant.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Litigant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/litigant. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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litigant
noun
lit·i·gant
ˈlit-i-gənt 
: a person taking part in a lawsuit
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