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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The appeals court districts – western, southern and eastern – are drawn along geographic, not population, lines.
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
In 2023, an appeals court panel reversed the decision, saying he had been tried in the wrong venue.
—New York Times, 2 June 2026
But the escort policy remained in place when an appeals court stayed part of Friedman’s ruling while the government appeals.
—ABC News, 1 June 2026
The federal appeals court overruled their 2020 ban by saying the agency didn’t have the proper authority to make that decision.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 1 June 2026
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
In 2023, an appeals court panel reversed the decision, saying he had been tried in the wrong venue.
—New York Times, 2 June 2026
But the escort policy remained in place when an appeals court stayed part of Friedman’s ruling while the government appeals.
—ABC News, 1 June 2026
The federal appeals court overruled their 2020 ban by saying the agency didn’t have the proper authority to make that decision.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 1 June 2026
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“Appeals court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appeals%20court. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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