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Legal experts have criticized the legality and reality of Operation Restoring Justice, with former Attorney General Dominic Grieve telling The Independent that the courts would likely block the plan under British common law.
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 26 Aug. 2025
Still, the federal agents’ use of force seen in these situations is not altogether different than common law enforcement tactics, policing experts said.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
In contrast, Hong Kong operates under the common law system, a legal tradition familiar to international investors and those from English-speaking African countries.
—Familyofficehk Contributor, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The lawsuit was filed in July 2025, and the claims being brought forth are wrongful death, common law assault and battery, violation and deprivation of Harrell's civil rights and the Fourth Amendment's unreasonable seizure and excessive force use.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 14 Aug. 2025
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 26 Aug. 2025
Still, the federal agents’ use of force seen in these situations is not altogether different than common law enforcement tactics, policing experts said.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
In contrast, Hong Kong operates under the common law system, a legal tradition familiar to international investors and those from English-speaking African countries.
—Familyofficehk Contributor, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The lawsuit was filed in July 2025, and the claims being brought forth are wrongful death, common law assault and battery, violation and deprivation of Harrell's civil rights and the Fourth Amendment's unreasonable seizure and excessive force use.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for common law
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The latter party faced a crisis late last year when former President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, a decision that ultimately led to his impeachment and removal from office.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Oct. 2025
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The ruling Chinese Communist Party, then led by the aging Deng Xiaoping, declared martial law, and in early June, the army moved in with rifles and tanks and opened fire on the protesters and bystanders in the square and the surrounding streets.—
Peter Leyden,
Big Think,
7 Oct. 2025
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The suits are brought under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, federal anti-sex trafficking statutes, and common-law tort claims under New York law.—
Chase Jordan
October 17,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Oct. 2025
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This statute exists in some form in almost 30 states according to Everytown Research and has been used in some of the most prominent court cases in the past two decades.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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