trial court
noun
: the court before which issues of fact and law are first determined as distinguished from an appellate court
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An appeals court later ruled in favor of the city, saying that the Public Records Act doesn’t allow trial courts to rule on any public records issue except whether a certain record should be disclosed.
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Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Then-President George W. Bush first nominated Boasberg in 2002 to serve on the primary trial court for Washington, D.C.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 29 July 2025
The litigation for those claims will continue at the trial court level.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 July 2025
Huffman said Tuesday that the bill is meant to address problems caused by a Texas trial court decision in 2016 that allowed relevant evidence to be suppressed even though prosecutors had not knowingly withheld the evidence.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Then-President George W. Bush first nominated Boasberg in 2002 to serve on the primary trial court for Washington, D.C.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 29 July 2025
The litigation for those claims will continue at the trial court level.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 July 2025
Huffman said Tuesday that the bill is meant to address problems caused by a Texas trial court decision in 2016 that allowed relevant evidence to be suppressed even though prosecutors had not knowingly withheld the evidence.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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“Trial court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20court. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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