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Recent Examples of drumhead court-martial
And men like Lang Long, a Cambodian who was trafficked and sold into the Thai fishing industry, are modern-day Billy Budds in a system that lacks even the rough justice of a drumhead court-martial.
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Alyssa Rosenberg, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2019
Alyssa Rosenberg, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drumhead court-martial
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But Hegseth, in November, threatened to recall Kelly to active duty for a court-martial for telling the truth.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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The Pentagon in November announced a probe of Kelly for his involvement with the video, and said that further actions could include a recall to active duty and a court-martial proceeding.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2026
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On Saturday, Venezuela’s high court ordered her to assume the role of interim president, and the leader was backed by Venezuela’s military.—
Megan Janetsky,
Fortune,
5 Jan. 2026
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The high court’s denials attest to the fact that the city is not above the state’s environmental law, Everett DeLano, a lawyer representing plaintiff Save Our Access, told the Union-Tribune on Monday.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
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In 2004, the supreme court of Canada ruled that the government had a duty to consult and accommodate Indigenous people anywhere that aboriginal title existed, or might later be found to exist.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
27 Dec. 2025
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Yet the state’s supreme court struck it down as unconstitutional under New Jersey’s own 1776 constitution, an early precursor to the federal Bill of Rights.—
Time,
Time,
17 Dec. 2025
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Recall that a year prior to Wardlaw passing her hot check, criminal court records confirm her guilty disposition for the crime of skipping out on a wholly different criminal-court appearance, which is a class C misdemeanor.—
Robert Steinbuch,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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Trump’s best fundraising days corresponded directly to his criminal court appearances.—
Brandon Rottinghaus,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Drumhead court-martial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumhead%20court-martial. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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