district court
noun
: a trial court that has jurisdiction over certain cases within a specific judicial district
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But both the district court and the appeals court in Washington, D.C. have blocked the use of the AEA for deportation purposes, with U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on Friday extending a temporary restraining order on the deportations through at least April 12.
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2025
He was put on the DC local court by George W. Bush and then on the district court by President Obama — and then also designated to serve on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court by Chief Justice John Roberts.
—Sean Rameswaram, Vox, 27 Mar. 2025
The Trump Administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to throw out a district court ruling that required the government to reinstate probationary employees that were fired from six key agencies last month.
—Sarah Whitmire, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Lawyer Kurt Sommer filed a petition March 11 in state district court in Santa Fe attempting to prevent the medical investigator and the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office from releasing footage, according to the Santa Fe New Mexican.
—Janelle Ash, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2025
He was put on the DC local court by George W. Bush and then on the district court by President Obama — and then also designated to serve on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court by Chief Justice John Roberts.
—Sean Rameswaram, Vox, 27 Mar. 2025
The Trump Administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to throw out a district court ruling that required the government to reinstate probationary employees that were fired from six key agencies last month.
—Sarah Whitmire, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Lawyer Kurt Sommer filed a petition March 11 in state district court in Santa Fe attempting to prevent the medical investigator and the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office from releasing footage, according to the Santa Fe New Mexican.
—Janelle Ash, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
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“District court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/district%20court. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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