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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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That includes courts-martial and civil matters involving the military.—
Raquel Aldana,
The Conversation,
18 July 2025
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That was in place of a court-martial for being gay, which was a crime in the service at the time.—
Al Weaver,
The Hill,
5 June 2025
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On the education front, the high court has previously allowed cuts in teacher-training grants to go forward.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
15 July 2025
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The state's high court also rejected four lawsuits aimed at throwing out the results of that election.—
Daniel Bice,
jsonline.com,
15 July 2025
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These are just some of the hundreds of civilian opposition actors to face military courts in Uganda, even though the country’s supreme court has ruled it unconstitutional.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Twin Cities,
20 June 2025
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Catholic Charites argues the state supreme court decision violates religious freedoms protected by the First Amendment by making determinations about what work qualifies as religious.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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Gonzalez, who lives in Pennsylvania, was later released following an arraignment in Brooklyn criminal court.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
6 July 2025
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Our legal system is certainly tarnished and faulty, and criminal court has never been a reliable venue of justice for women who say they were victimized by powerful men.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
2 July 2025
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“Drumhead court-martial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumhead%20court-martial. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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