district court
noun
: a trial court that has jurisdiction over certain cases within a specific judicial district
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The organizations filed their plea to intervene with the Collin County district court handling the Paxtons’ case on Tuesday.
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Lauren McGaughy, ProPublica, 17 Sep. 2025
In earlier phases of the litigation, the district court issued provisional reinstatement orders at several agencies, but those orders were stayed by the Supreme Court while the case proceeded.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Attorneys for both sides filed the joint notice of settlement today in the California district court.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2025
Plaintiffs, including people who benefited from the legal protections, urged the appeals court to endorse the district court ruling, which found that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem could not categorically end protections for these groups, but instead had to evaluate each case individually.
—Michael Casey, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
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Lauren McGaughy, ProPublica, 17 Sep. 2025
In earlier phases of the litigation, the district court issued provisional reinstatement orders at several agencies, but those orders were stayed by the Supreme Court while the case proceeded.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Attorneys for both sides filed the joint notice of settlement today in the California district court.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2025
Plaintiffs, including people who benefited from the legal protections, urged the appeals court to endorse the district court ruling, which found that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem could not categorically end protections for these groups, but instead had to evaluate each case individually.
—Michael Casey, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
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“District court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/district%20court. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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