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The office of Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said yesterday that the provision requiring litigants to post bonds has been struck from the legislation.
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ArsTechnica, 23 June 2025
Lawyers for Landor argued that Congress enacted the two laws to provide meaningful protection for religious liberty, and denying litigants the opportunity to seek damages for violations of RLUIPA would render that promise empty.
—Melissa Quinn
june 23, CBS News, 23 June 2025
The provision would require litigants to post bonds before judges could enforce their orders.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 14 June 2025
The legislative measure failed, but the Canadian courts issued a ruling in favor of youth climate litigants alleging government responsibility for climate change impacts.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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ArsTechnica, 23 June 2025
Lawyers for Landor argued that Congress enacted the two laws to provide meaningful protection for religious liberty, and denying litigants the opportunity to seek damages for violations of RLUIPA would render that promise empty.
—Melissa Quinn
june 23, CBS News, 23 June 2025
The provision would require litigants to post bonds before judges could enforce their orders.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 14 June 2025
The legislative measure failed, but the Canadian courts issued a ruling in favor of youth climate litigants alleging government responsibility for climate change impacts.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for litigant
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“Litigant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/litigant. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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litigant
noun
lit·i·gant
ˈlit-i-gənt 
: a person taking part in a lawsuit
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