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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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Pedro Angel Ruiz, 29, faces a court-martial.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
27 Aug. 2025
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Soldiers accused of the most serious crimes may face a court-martial.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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But a decision from the high court might not arrive before the spending clash comes to a head in Congress.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Bradley's decision comes after conservatives lost the past two statewide high court races by double digits, including an April contest that shattered national spending records and saw liberals prevail despite heavy financial backing for the conservative candidate from billionaire Elon Musk.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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While Massachusetts doesn’t have a formal sanctuary law at the state level, a 2017 state supreme court ruling bans law enforcement from holding anyone beyond the time they would otherwise be released on the basis of an ICE detainer request.—
Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
5 Aug. 2025
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The constitution vests the whole judicial power of the United States in one supreme court, and such inferior courts as congress shall, from time to time, ordain and establish.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
29 July 2025
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Depardieu denies the allegations, but lost an appeal for the French criminal court to drop the case.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
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The criminal court is France’s highest level of court reserved for crimes carrying sentences of more than five years, if the accused is found guilty.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Drumhead court-martial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumhead%20court-martial. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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