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Kirchner said that ruling seemed to apply in this case, but indicated a decision favoring the landowner over the public was out of touch with the practices in other states.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Well over a century of misguided land management and development practices have left the state increasingly vulnerable to frequent and severe fire that risks destroying communities and ecosystems.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Still, the reference to 1930s-era Chicago law enforcement was apt, because it was an era of police lawlessness, where unconstitutional practices like the third-degree were justified as necessary to stopping organized crime.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Badenoch also called for a review of religious practices or exemptions "that permit the carrying of dangerous weapons in public".

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

“We have two big practices this week and a big triple-header this Saturday,” Webb says.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner