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But in the current landscape, there are many legal battles brought by many different litigants.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2025
The practice of individual judges, in locales favorable to the litigants, issuing injunctions that are nationwide in scope and affect parties not before the courts raises many grave objections.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 Mar. 2025
Some laws seek to blunt the economic harm of SLAPP suits and require litigants who bring SLAPP suits to pay defendants’ legal costs and attorney fees if those suits are unsuccessful.
—Jennifer Safstrom, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
This keeps abusive litigants from using the litigation itself to harass folks.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2025
The practice of individual judges, in locales favorable to the litigants, issuing injunctions that are nationwide in scope and affect parties not before the courts raises many grave objections.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 Mar. 2025
Some laws seek to blunt the economic harm of SLAPP suits and require litigants who bring SLAPP suits to pay defendants’ legal costs and attorney fees if those suits are unsuccessful.
—Jennifer Safstrom, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
This keeps abusive litigants from using the litigation itself to harass folks.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Litigant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/litigant. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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litigant
noun
lit·i·gant
ˈlit-i-gənt 
: a person taking part in a lawsuit
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