Gets taken to court and released (6)
I believe the answer is:
issued
'released' is the definition.
('issue' can be a synonym of 'release')
'gets taken to court' is the wordplay.
'gets' becomes 'is' (I've seen this in other clues).
'taken to court' becomes 'sued' (to sue someone is to take them to court).
'is'+'sued'='ISSUED'
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for issued that I've seen before include "Turned out" , "Brought out a publication" , "Distributed - came forth" , "Published, brought out" , "Placed in circulation" .)