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Recent Examples of common law
City officials say the litigation would consider Minnesota statutes on public health nuisance, traditional nuisance, and common law nuisance.
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Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for common law
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The Lone Star State is no stranger to conspiracy theories – from baseless claims that cloud seeding caused deadly floods last July to unfounded fears that a routine military training exercise in 2015 was a secret plot to impose martial law in Texas and confiscate firearms.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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In South Korea, parts of the civil service, legislature and military declined to support President Yoon Suk Yeol’s imposition of martial law in 2024, foiling his autocratic move.—
Shelley Inglis,
The Conversation,
19 Oct. 2025
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In 2013, Queen Elizabeth II posthumously pardoned Alan Turing, the World War II codebreaker convicted under laws criminalizing homosexuality, and in 2017 the UK government extended the pardon to thousands of other gay and bisexual men convicted under similar statutes.—
James Frater,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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If convicted, Grogan faces a potential sentence of 10 years to life in federal prison under federal statutes designed to protect minors from online exploitation.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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