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 reversed a lower court decision that found a state law shrinking the council’s size from 40 to 20 members unconstitutional.
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Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
Goldberg appealed, but dropped the matter after the appeals court denied her request to keep O’Brien from her post as the process played out.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
In July, an appeals court found the city’s election date change to be unconstitutional, effectively reverting the election to this year.
—Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
But Giovanni Diaz, an attorney with Diaz & Gaeta Law in Georgia, said that when his case reached the appeals court in 2012, Guevara's attorney and the government negotiated so that DHS closed the case and allowed Guevara to remain and work in the country.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2025
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Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
Goldberg appealed, but dropped the matter after the appeals court denied her request to keep O’Brien from her post as the process played out.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
In July, an appeals court found the city’s election date change to be unconstitutional, effectively reverting the election to this year.
—Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
But Giovanni Diaz, an attorney with Diaz & Gaeta Law in Georgia, said that when his case reached the appeals court in 2012, Guevara's attorney and the government negotiated so that DHS closed the case and allowed Guevara to remain and work in the country.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for appeals court
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“Appeals court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appeals%20court. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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