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Recent Examples of drumhead court-martial
And men like Lang Long, a Cambodian who was trafficked and sold into the Thai fishing industry, are modern-day Billy Budds in a system that lacks even the rough justice of a drumhead court-martial.
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Alyssa Rosenberg, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2019
Alyssa Rosenberg, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drumhead court-martial
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Pedro Angel Ruiz, 29, faces a court-martial.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
27 Aug. 2025
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Soldiers accused of the most serious crimes may face a court-martial.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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One of the most recent cases includes the high court’s 2017 decision in Matal v Tam, in which the justices ruled that a law preventing trademarks of disparaging terms was unconstitutional under the First Amendment.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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If the high court agrees to review the case, any potential retrial could be postponed indefinitely.—
Adeola Adeosun
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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In contrast to the Second Circuit, the Eighth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits, and several state supreme courts all have held that confrontation requires face-to-face confrontation.—
Robert Anello,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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After Roy joined activists fighting against the construction of a dam on the Narmada River, she was convicted of contempt of court for challenging the supreme court’s order to renew construction.—
Anderson Tepper,
The Atlantic,
8 Sep. 2025
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If so, he’s presumed innocent until proved otherwise, in a criminal court of law.—
Cristian Farias,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Earlier this year, Abarca’s ex-wife Alexis Garcia filed charges against him in Jackson County family court and Johnson County criminal court after an alleged domestic altercation on May 29.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Drumhead court-martial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drumhead%20court-martial. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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