writs

plural of writ

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Noun
  • The Court did not completely strike down the use of geofence warrants, instead sending the matter back to the Circuit Court of Appeals to determine whether these warrants are actually constitutional violations.
    Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 2 July 2026
  • On Tuesday, officials issued warrants for Outen-Fleming and 16-year-old Kaiseem Smith, who was also allegedly involved in the shooting death.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Court documents say witnesses noticed Lopez acting strangely before the attack.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Kai Poma plans to conduct cultural and archaeological resource studies and environmental surveys and then prepare a resource management plan for the property, according to planning documents.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • Out of that number, 41 received criminal court summonses and were let go, while 15 were criminally charged and sent to court.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026
  • Offenses like blowing red lights or running stop signs are currently handled via civil summonses.
    Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • At least within the precision limits of the Perseverance’s instruments, the material roughly matches terrestrial kerogen.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 4 July 2026
  • Making this cosmic fireworks display not only visual, but auditory, optical data from three of the images was matched with the sounds of different instruments in a process called sonification.
    Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 4 July 2026
Noun
  • In that case, the city issued 22 subpoenas to financial and social media companies seeking information regarding the two instructors and their associates, according to court documents.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Federal agents have sent administrative subpoenas to email and social media platforms to find out the identities of people who have posted about ICE anonymously.
    Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Remarkably, in 2019, Correia beat out a recall vote from the City Council by utilizing a section of the City Charter allowing the subject of a recall to file nomination papers for the next election and run to succeed themselves.
    Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 6 July 2026
  • Mateo Rosiles is the Texas Connect reporter for USA TODAY and its regional papers in Texas.
    Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Noun
  • But honestly, thanks to the ubiquity of Ring cameras, data brokerage, and facial-recognition technology, sundry forms of surveillance are now a regular part of modern American life.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 1 July 2026
  • Humidity usually rises overnight as temperatures fall, which is why nights feel damp and dew forms by early morning.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026
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