federal court
noun
: a court established by a federal government
especially
: one established under the constitution and laws of the U.S.
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The Manhattan federal court argued that neither the fentanyl crisis—which Trump used to justify tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico—nor the unfair trading relationships that his reciprocal tariffs were intended to fix constituted sufficient emergencies to override Congress' constitutional powers.
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
The groups sued the Trump administration in federal court in Boston, where in April a judge granted a preliminary injunction preventing the end of the parole program and their possible deportation while their legal challenge is heard.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
But on Wednesday, a federal court ruled that Trump didn’t have the authority to impose them in the first place.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 30 May 2025
No specific preemption law With multiple federal courts having ruled that the state laws are not preempted by existing US laws and regulations, ISPs' best chance at preemption is probably for Congress to implement a nationwide preemption law.
—ArsTechnica, 30 May 2025
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
The groups sued the Trump administration in federal court in Boston, where in April a judge granted a preliminary injunction preventing the end of the parole program and their possible deportation while their legal challenge is heard.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
But on Wednesday, a federal court ruled that Trump didn’t have the authority to impose them in the first place.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 30 May 2025
No specific preemption law With multiple federal courts having ruled that the state laws are not preempted by existing US laws and regulations, ISPs' best chance at preemption is probably for Congress to implement a nationwide preemption law.
—ArsTechnica, 30 May 2025
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“Federal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/federal%20court. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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