federal court
noun
: a court established by a federal government
especially
: one established under the constitution and laws of the U.S.
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New documents filed in federal court allege that Miami Beach Commissioner David Suarez paid $4,000 for mobile billboard ads last December that targeted two pro-Palestinian protestors.
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Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett handed down the sentence to 56-year-old Erik Fleming in a federal court in Los Angeles.
—Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
The company also is prepared to sue in federal court to block the legislation.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Stockton activist Prism Atica pleaded not guilty in Sacramento federal court to two Class C misdemeanor charges for spray-painting an ICE building in Stockton and removing an American flag in March.
—Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
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Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett handed down the sentence to 56-year-old Erik Fleming in a federal court in Los Angeles.
—Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
The company also is prepared to sue in federal court to block the legislation.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Stockton activist Prism Atica pleaded not guilty in Sacramento federal court to two Class C misdemeanor charges for spray-painting an ICE building in Stockton and removing an American flag in March.
—Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
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“Federal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/federal%20court. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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