district court
noun
: a trial court that has jurisdiction over certain cases within a specific judicial district
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The government challenged the court's authority to hear the case, but the district court and an appeals court allowed the case to proceed.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
The Justice Department appealed the district court's temporary restraining order, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit declined to intervene.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
This means that a defendant faced with abusive litigation to stifle their free speech rights who has received a bad ruling from a Texas district court judge would have to continue to fight off the abusive litigation even if the ruling is later reversed.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
The issue before us is whether his mere claim of extraordinary harm justifies this court's immediate review, which would essentially remove the legal issues from the district court's ambit before its proceedings have concluded.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 17 Feb. 2025
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
The Justice Department appealed the district court's temporary restraining order, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit declined to intervene.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
This means that a defendant faced with abusive litigation to stifle their free speech rights who has received a bad ruling from a Texas district court judge would have to continue to fight off the abusive litigation even if the ruling is later reversed.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
The issue before us is whether his mere claim of extraordinary harm justifies this court's immediate review, which would essentially remove the legal issues from the district court's ambit before its proceedings have concluded.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 17 Feb. 2025
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“District court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/district%20court. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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