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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The Supreme Court heard a case in November arising out of one of those instances, in which a federal appeals court invalidated a 30-year-old law prohibiting people under domestic violence restraining orders from having firearms.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 May 2024
An appeals court in January ruled that action can be taken against charter cities for not having a housing element in place.
—Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 16 May 2024
Ultimately, the appeals court gave the state legislature the first bite at the apple.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 15 May 2024
The case was being retried because a state appeals court ruled that a sworn statement from a jailhouse informant wasn’t allowed to be heard during the original November 2017 trial.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
Kentucky district and appeals court judges ruled against Zedan.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
Taylor Wilson: So Bart, what was Hunter Biden actually appealing here and what did the federal appeals court decide yesterday?
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
An appeals court on Wednesday granted the Hong Kong government's request to ban a popular protest song, overturning an earlier ruling and deepening concerns over the erosion of freedoms in the once-freewheeling global financial hub.
—Fox News, 8 May 2024
The defendants submitted a formal application to appeal McAfee's decision in March, and the appeals court had 45 days to decide whether to take up the matter.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 8 May 2024
Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 May 2024
An appeals court in January ruled that action can be taken against charter cities for not having a housing element in place.
—Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 16 May 2024
Ultimately, the appeals court gave the state legislature the first bite at the apple.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 15 May 2024
The case was being retried because a state appeals court ruled that a sworn statement from a jailhouse informant wasn’t allowed to be heard during the original November 2017 trial.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
Kentucky district and appeals court judges ruled against Zedan.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
Taylor Wilson: So Bart, what was Hunter Biden actually appealing here and what did the federal appeals court decide yesterday?
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
An appeals court on Wednesday granted the Hong Kong government's request to ban a popular protest song, overturning an earlier ruling and deepening concerns over the erosion of freedoms in the once-freewheeling global financial hub.
—Fox News, 8 May 2024
The defendants submitted a formal application to appeal McAfee's decision in March, and the appeals court had 45 days to decide whether to take up the matter.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 8 May 2024
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