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In 2020, a disgruntled litigant posing as a deliveryman opened fire at the New Jersey home of District Judge Esther Salas, killing her 20-year-old son Daniel Anderl.
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Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 31 July 2025
This artificial intelligence chatbot turns out to be a plagiarist — and an idiot
Jan. 25, 2023
In nearly half the cases, the guilty parties are pro-se litigants — that is, people pursuing a case without a lawyer.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
But justices offered suggestions for where litigants could turn next to challenge the government.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 22 July 2025
Questions about the practice were exacerbated by litigants’ blatant forum shopping, filing lawsuits in liberal areas when seeking to block Republican Presidents and in conservative jurisdictions to challenge the policies of Democratic Presidents.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 17 May 2025
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Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 31 July 2025
This artificial intelligence chatbot turns out to be a plagiarist — and an idiot
Jan. 25, 2023
In nearly half the cases, the guilty parties are pro-se litigants — that is, people pursuing a case without a lawyer.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
But justices offered suggestions for where litigants could turn next to challenge the government.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 22 July 2025
Questions about the practice were exacerbated by litigants’ blatant forum shopping, filing lawsuits in liberal areas when seeking to block Republican Presidents and in conservative jurisdictions to challenge the policies of Democratic Presidents.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for litigant
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“Litigant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/litigant. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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litigant
noun
lit·i·gant
ˈlit-i-gənt 
: a person taking part in a lawsuit
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