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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Weinstein’s landmark 2020 conviction and 23-year prison sentence was thrown out last year when New York’s highest court found the trial court judge wrongly allowed a jury to hear testimony concerning incidents for which the producer was not charged.
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Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
Jury concerns The Massachusetts trial court will call 275 potential jurors each day of this first week in an effort to find a jury for trial, a spokeswoman said.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
Last month, Cleveland sued the Browns in a Cuyahoga County (Ohio) trial court for allegedly violating the Modell Law and breach of contract.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2025
But as the lawsuits trudge through the trial courts, the justices have been focused elsewhere.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 7 Feb. 2025
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Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
Jury concerns The Massachusetts trial court will call 275 potential jurors each day of this first week in an effort to find a jury for trial, a spokeswoman said.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
Last month, Cleveland sued the Browns in a Cuyahoga County (Ohio) trial court for allegedly violating the Modell Law and breach of contract.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2025
But as the lawsuits trudge through the trial courts, the justices have been focused elsewhere.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Trial court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20court. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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