district court
noun
: a trial court that has jurisdiction over certain cases within a specific judicial district
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In 2018, Roberts and Trump famously clashed in public over a similar scenario: a district court judge blocking a Trump immigration policy.
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Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2025
Last month alone, district court judges issued 15 temporary restraining orders halting actions of the Trump administration.
—John Fund, National Review, 16 Mar. 2025
Bonta and his colleagues are seeking relief in a U.S. district court in Massachusetts to reinstate those employees that were fired earlier this week and stop the federal administration’s efforts to dismantle the agency.
—William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
In a request filed on Tuesday, estate representative Julia Peters petitioned a state district court in Santa Fe to seal records in Hackman's and Arakawa's cases to protect their family's right to privacy in grief under the 14th Amendment, the Associated Press reported.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
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Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2025
Last month alone, district court judges issued 15 temporary restraining orders halting actions of the Trump administration.
—John Fund, National Review, 16 Mar. 2025
Bonta and his colleagues are seeking relief in a U.S. district court in Massachusetts to reinstate those employees that were fired earlier this week and stop the federal administration’s efforts to dismantle the agency.
—William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
In a request filed on Tuesday, estate representative Julia Peters petitioned a state district court in Santa Fe to seal records in Hackman's and Arakawa's cases to protect their family's right to privacy in grief under the 14th Amendment, the Associated Press reported.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
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“District court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/district%20court. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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