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Recent Examples of hearingsAt the same time prosecutors and defense lawyers will be questioning jurors, some of those recently transferred to Miami from Haiti will be involved in their own bond hearings.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
28 Sep. 2026 On brand with past concerns about the merger itself and with Mark Ruffalo attending hearings, Booker once again challenged the settlement David Ellison reached with blue state AGs last week.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
28 Sep. 2026 Italy’s Constitutional Court ultimately cleared the way for the trial to proceed in absentia, allowing hearings to begin in Rome despite longstanding disputes over notification of the accused.—ABC News,
28 Sep. 2026 Residents also received inadequate notice of the 2019 Planning Commission hearings, Josefberg said.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Sep. 2026 Ratliff, who pleaded not guilty, and Lloyd were denied bond at separate court hearings.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
26 Sep. 2026 This project is currently in litigation and may return for future hearings.—
Marci Woodward,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Sep. 2026 Even by the standards of today’s decorum-less Congress, the hearings were wild affairs.—
Alec MacGillis,
ProPublica,
24 Sep. 2026 In a filing explaining their position last month, prosecutors said that while mistakes were made, corrective measures have since been taken and there is no evidence of vindictive prosecution that would warrant further hearings or sanctions.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Sep. 2026