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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On Monday, an Ontario appeals court upheld a 2023 ruling that decided the lion’s share of the money should go to the government.
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Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
Advocacy groups also speak in The Loop to address the federal appeals court decision that leaves families in limbo.
—Darius Johnson, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
But the city paused enforcement in April 2023 — just four months after the mandate took effect — when a federal appeals court sided with the California Restaurant Association in its challenge against the city of Berkeley.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Trial courts have ruled against the troop deployments in every city where local leaders protested their presence, although an appeals court has blocked one of those rulings and allowed troops to remain in Los Angeles.
—Jack Queen, USA Today, 20 Nov. 2025
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Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
Advocacy groups also speak in The Loop to address the federal appeals court decision that leaves families in limbo.
—Darius Johnson, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
But the city paused enforcement in April 2023 — just four months after the mandate took effect — when a federal appeals court sided with the California Restaurant Association in its challenge against the city of Berkeley.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Trial courts have ruled against the troop deployments in every city where local leaders protested their presence, although an appeals court has blocked one of those rulings and allowed troops to remain in Los Angeles.
—Jack Queen, USA Today, 20 Nov. 2025
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“Appeals court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appeals%20court. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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