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In a statement, Newsmax framed the dismissal as a procedural setback rather than a defeat, saying it would refile a clearer version of the complaint by the court’s September 11 deadline.

The president’s agenda suffered several setbacks this week, as federal judges across the country ruled his administration had broken the law in various instances.

They said the lower court setbacks, unless quickly reversed, “gravely undermine the President’s ability to conduct real-world diplomacy and his ability to protect the national security and economy of the United States.”

I felt myself losing interest in the story as the series progressed because their ensuing assignments, setbacks and interpersonal trajectories weren’t all that compelling.

Activists have described the dismissal of the case as a major setback in the continuing struggle for justice for Tanzania's embattled opposition.