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In January 2008, appellant Citizens United, a nonprofit corporation, released a documentary (hereinafter Hillary) critical of then-Senator Hillary Clinton, a candidate for her party’s Presidential nomination.
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Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 24 Jan. 2025
An appeal bond is a sum of money that the appellant — in this case, the Boise State administrators — must provide to ensure the damages will be paid if the appeal is not successful.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
In a 242-page appellant’s opening brief, the lawyers allege that key witness testimonies changed over time, that the court excluded significant exculpatory evidence and that judicial rulings skewed the jury’s view of the evidence against Masterson.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
On Thursday, attorneys for the That ’70s Show star filed a 242-page appellant’s opening brief demanding an overturning of Masterson’s guilty verdict — the culmination of a weeks-long, high-profile jury trial that concluded in September 2023.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
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Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 24 Jan. 2025
An appeal bond is a sum of money that the appellant — in this case, the Boise State administrators — must provide to ensure the damages will be paid if the appeal is not successful.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
In a 242-page appellant’s opening brief, the lawyers allege that key witness testimonies changed over time, that the court excluded significant exculpatory evidence and that judicial rulings skewed the jury’s view of the evidence against Masterson.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
On Thursday, attorneys for the That ’70s Show star filed a 242-page appellant’s opening brief demanding an overturning of Masterson’s guilty verdict — the culmination of a weeks-long, high-profile jury trial that concluded in September 2023.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Appellant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appellant. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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