district court
noun
: a trial court that has jurisdiction over certain cases within a specific judicial district
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For starters, Judge James Boasberg, the district court judge, had issued a blanket order that temporarily blocked all deportations under the Alien Enemies Act.
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 8 Apr. 2025
In the part to which Coney Barrett was willing to put her name, Sotomayor sharply criticized the Supreme Court majority for taking the case on an emergency basis, and for overruling a Washington, D.C., district court judge, James Boasberg, who had halted the deportations.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The district court judges who oversaw Harris and Wilcox’s cases deemed their firings unlawful.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 7 Apr. 2025
The Justice Department continues to argue that Abrego Garcia is out of its hands, and that the district court judge overstepped her authority.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 7 Apr. 2025
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 8 Apr. 2025
In the part to which Coney Barrett was willing to put her name, Sotomayor sharply criticized the Supreme Court majority for taking the case on an emergency basis, and for overruling a Washington, D.C., district court judge, James Boasberg, who had halted the deportations.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The district court judges who oversaw Harris and Wilcox’s cases deemed their firings unlawful.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 7 Apr. 2025
The Justice Department continues to argue that Abrego Garcia is out of its hands, and that the district court judge overstepped her authority.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 7 Apr. 2025
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“District court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/district%20court. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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