appeals court
noun
law
: any one of 13 courts in the U.S. below the Supreme Court
the 9th/Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
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New York City’s child welfare agency cannot continue to supervise survivors of domestic violence who have ousted abusive partners from the home, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday.
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
Last October, a Michigan appeals court upheld a decision finding Live Nation not liable for the deaths.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
That conviction was overturned in April after a state appeals court, in a 4-3 decision, determined that the trial judge had erred by allowing women to testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case.
—Adam Reiss, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025
Washington — The top federal prosecutor in South Florida is asking a federal appeals court to toss out the classified documents case against President Trump's former co-defendants, aide Walt Nauta and former Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos de Oliveira.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
Last October, a Michigan appeals court upheld a decision finding Live Nation not liable for the deaths.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
That conviction was overturned in April after a state appeals court, in a 4-3 decision, determined that the trial judge had erred by allowing women to testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case.
—Adam Reiss, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025
Washington — The top federal prosecutor in South Florida is asking a federal appeals court to toss out the classified documents case against President Trump's former co-defendants, aide Walt Nauta and former Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos de Oliveira.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Appeals court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appeals%20court. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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