trial court
noun
: the court before which issues of fact and law are first determined as distinguished from an appellate court
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The trial court put the case on hold, but with the Supreme Court ruling, the case is back on the docket, with briefs due at the trial court over the next two months.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
In a 10-2 vote, a jury recommended that Gavin be sentenced to death for his capital murder convictions, and a trial court accepted the jury's recommendation.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 18 July 2024
But Flores wants the appellate court to affirm for a reason the trial court rejected: Arbitration would be unconscionable since the arbitrator would be Roger Goodell, the chief executive officer of a defendant.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 July 2024
But the trial court judge found a requirement that families completely unenroll from noncompliant schools or face legal repercussions — which would have effectively closed the school — exceeded the agency’s authority.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2024
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
In a 10-2 vote, a jury recommended that Gavin be sentenced to death for his capital murder convictions, and a trial court accepted the jury's recommendation.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 18 July 2024
But Flores wants the appellate court to affirm for a reason the trial court rejected: Arbitration would be unconscionable since the arbitrator would be Roger Goodell, the chief executive officer of a defendant.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 July 2024
But the trial court judge found a requirement that families completely unenroll from noncompliant schools or face legal repercussions — which would have effectively closed the school — exceeded the agency’s authority.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Trial court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20court. Accessed 24 Sep. 2024.
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