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And the litigant probably doesn’t know what the hell is going on.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2025
If the justices rule against nationwide injunctions, one option for expanding the reach of specific cases would be for litigants to join together in class-action lawsuits.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 18 May 2025
Some laws seek to blunt the economic harm of SLAPP suits and require litigants who bring SLAPP suits to pay defendants’ legal costs and attorney fees if those suits are unsuccessful.
—Jennifer Safstrom, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
Those litigants generally have been treated leniently by judges who recognize their inexperience; they seldom are fined, though their cases may be dismissed.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2025
If the justices rule against nationwide injunctions, one option for expanding the reach of specific cases would be for litigants to join together in class-action lawsuits.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 18 May 2025
Some laws seek to blunt the economic harm of SLAPP suits and require litigants who bring SLAPP suits to pay defendants’ legal costs and attorney fees if those suits are unsuccessful.
—Jennifer Safstrom, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
Those litigants generally have been treated leniently by judges who recognize their inexperience; they seldom are fined, though their cases may be dismissed.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
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“Litigant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/litigant. Accessed 20 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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