appeals court
noun
law
: any one of 13 courts in the U.S. below the Supreme Court
the 9th/Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Nearly a year after being removed from Lincoln Heights' village council over a tax dispute, a leading community activist has had his seat restored by a state appeals court.
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David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
But an appeals court this week put a stay on the judge’s order as the lawsuit continues, opening the door for the South Florida site to keep getting detainees.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Several of President Donald Trump‘s firings of independent agency heads have made their way through the Supreme Court‘s emergency docket, but Tuesday’s ruling in a federal appeals court likely moves the justices closer to overturning a 90-year precedent on the issue.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
The Supreme Court in June declined the toy companies’ request to take up the issue before a lower appeals court ruled on the case.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
But an appeals court this week put a stay on the judge’s order as the lawsuit continues, opening the door for the South Florida site to keep getting detainees.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Several of President Donald Trump‘s firings of independent agency heads have made their way through the Supreme Court‘s emergency docket, but Tuesday’s ruling in a federal appeals court likely moves the justices closer to overturning a 90-year precedent on the issue.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
The Supreme Court in June declined the toy companies’ request to take up the issue before a lower appeals court ruled on the case.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Appeals court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appeals%20court. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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