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During a special meeting Monday, trustees voted 4-1 to pay substitute teachers $550 per day if staff strike and to allow the superintendent to take legal action to stop the strike if the board is unable to meet within 24 hours to vote in favor of that action itself.
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Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
In late September, Trump in a post on Truth Social directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to take legal action against the three.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 10 Oct. 2025
What's Next Critics have called for federal law enforcement to take legal action against Smith in response to the report.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
President Donald Trump appeared to publicly pressure his attorney general to take legal action against several of his political foes in a series of social media posts on Sept. 20.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
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Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
In late September, Trump in a post on Truth Social directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to take legal action against the three.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 10 Oct. 2025
What's Next Critics have called for federal law enforcement to take legal action against Smith in response to the report.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
President Donald Trump appeared to publicly pressure his attorney general to take legal action against several of his political foes in a series of social media posts on Sept. 20.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for take legal action
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“Take legal action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20legal%20action. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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