Civic term
Injunction
Also written as: preliminary injunction
What it means
A court order requiring a party to do something, or more often to stop doing it. A preliminary injunction holds the position while a case is litigated; a permanent injunction forms part of the final judgment.
Definition drawn from law.cornell.edu · last verified 2026-08-17
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How it's being covered
461 stories in Sift's index, from 49 outlets.
Filed 2026-03-31 — 2026-09-25.
Counts stories whose headline or summary uses the term, plus stories where Sift's own reading notes flagged it — many pieces turn on a term they never spell out in the headline.
Across the spectrum
- Left103 stories
- Center98 stories
- Right155 stories
Positions are AllSides' published ratings, shown for the outlets that filed these stories. 105 stories are counted in the total above but not placed here — either the outlet has no published rating, or Sift has not yet matched the name it files under to a dossier.
Who's covering it
- Washington ExaminerLean Right 53
- The HillCenter 49
- Fox NewsLean Right 40
- CBS NewsLean Left 27
- Sports Illustrated24
- The GuardianLean Left 23
- The New York TimesLean Left 23
- ReasonLean Right 22
- PBS NewsHourCenter 19
- Deadline17
- New York PostRight 15
- The Washington PostLean Left 15
- ESPN13
- The Daily WireRight 11
- CBS Sports10
- ABC NewsLean Left 8
- AxiosCenter 8
- Variety8
- The Washington TimesLean Right 7
- The Daily CallerRight 6
- Ars Technica5
- BBC NewsCenter 5
- CNBCCenter 5
- NPRCenter 5
- Ballot Access News4
- The Hollywood Reporter4
- Rolling Stone3
- VoxLeft 3
- Bloomberg NewsCenter 2
- ForbesCenter 2
- Fortune2
- TechMeme2
- The Athletic2
- The AtlanticLean Left 2
- WIRED2
- Yahoo Finance2
- 9to5Mac1
- Engadget1
- Financial TimesCenter 1
- France 241
- Grist1
- Inside Climate News1
- National ReviewRight 1
- PoliticoLean Left 1
- ReutersCenter 1
- STAT1
- SlateLeft 1
- Utility Dive1
- Yahoo Sports1
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