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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The trial court determined that her petition was untimely and denied, the prosecutors say.
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Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026
The decision means that the trial court’s order withholding judgment will stay in place.
—Rose Evans
updated May 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2026
The trial court in the case awarded Havana Docks more than $400 million in damages, but a federal appeals court reversed.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
In that ruling and in subsequent cases, the Supreme Court laid out a series of steps for how trial courts should determine whether prosecutors' use of a peremptory strike was based on race.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 28 May 2026
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Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026
The decision means that the trial court’s order withholding judgment will stay in place.
—Rose Evans
updated May 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2026
The trial court in the case awarded Havana Docks more than $400 million in damages, but a federal appeals court reversed.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
In that ruling and in subsequent cases, the Supreme Court laid out a series of steps for how trial courts should determine whether prosecutors' use of a peremptory strike was based on race.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 28 May 2026
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“Trial court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20court. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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