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Recent Examples of writ
That leaves a petition for a writ of habeas corpus — in other words, a challenge to detention filed in federal court — as the only option for an attorney looking to get a client out of detention.
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
Sorokin dismissed the doctor's complaint against the government via a writ of habeas corpus seeking a return to Rhode Island and to overturn the revocation of her work visa.
—Katie Mulvaney, The Providence Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
By rejecting independent scrutiny, the federal government risks eroding trust not just in ICE, but in law enforcement writ large.
—Diane Goldstein, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
Even Deadline’s parent company, Penske Media Corporation, has issued a writ over Google AI summaries killing search traffic.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
Sorokin dismissed the doctor's complaint against the government via a writ of habeas corpus seeking a return to Rhode Island and to overturn the revocation of her work visa.
—Katie Mulvaney, The Providence Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
By rejecting independent scrutiny, the federal government risks eroding trust not just in ICE, but in law enforcement writ large.
—Diane Goldstein, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
Even Deadline’s parent company, Penske Media Corporation, has issued a writ over Google AI summaries killing search traffic.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for writ
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After the crash, Evans continued to drive, got out of the sedan and ran toward a Motel 6, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 27,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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Deputies took Johnson into custody several days later on a warrant for an unrelated charge.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Fairlead Strategies or its affiliates may have positions in financial instruments mentioned, may have acquired such positions at prices no longer available, and may have interests different from or adverse to your interests or inconsistent with the advice herein.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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Sound healing — also known as sound baths, journeys, immersions and meditations — is the use of instruments to move listeners into therapeutic brainwave states.—
Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Goodman, the deputy commissioner, said the New York Department of Sanitation has issued about 6,000 summonses so far this year for dirty sidewalks, though those violations cover all types of litter.—
Pilar Melendez,
NBC news,
18 Mar. 2026
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The three people arrested were given criminal court summonses and released, an NYPD spokesman said.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Specifically, Morris asked Gateway for a one-time payment of $1 million and an annual retirement package of $600,000 to $800,000 for the rest of the couple’s lives, according to Tarrant County court documents filed by the church.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2026
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Williams left briefly before returning, after which the security guard sprayed him with mace, the court document said.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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While traditional arrest warrants require an ascertainment that there is evidence a crime may have been committed, Peterson's capias warrant stems from his failure to appear in court over the issues.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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She was arrested and jailed on a civil order called a capias for repeatedly refusing Moukawsher’s orders requiring her to cooperate with a trustee appointed to close her law practice and prohibiting her from withdrawing money from a client account.—
Hartford Courant,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2022
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Heat from the oven can damage or warp materials like plastic, wood, and paper stored in the drawer.—
Gemma Johnstone,
The Spruce,
2 Apr. 2026
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In one promising sign, ABB’s pulp and paper division has been renamed the pulp, paper and fiber division.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Aaron said that incorporating a method of moderation or verification—such as the voting system in Waze—would have required collecting user data that might someday fall under a subpoena.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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In Massachusetts, Foley will have the power of subpoena to root out fraud in state agencies.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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His office said in a Thursday filing that Bianco seized another 426 boxes of election materials this week.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The filing also alleges that funds from The Alec Bohm Foundation were used to pay his parents’ expenses.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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