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 Third Circuit only reviewed the case at an early stage with the NCAA in December 2021 being granted an interlocutory appeal, meaning an appeal of a case before it is decided (usually appellate courts only review cases after final judgment at the trial court level).
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 July 2024
The Supreme Court affirmed the trial court’s ruling in its entirety.
—Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 11 July 2024
In a historic 6-3 ruling, the court’s conservative majority, including the three justices appointed by Trump, narrowed the case against him and returned it to the trial court to determine what is left of special counsel Jack Smith’s indictment.
—Mark Sherman, Twin Cities, 1 July 2024
This case first went to a trial court, which then went to the First District Court of Appeals, which invoked the sovereign immunity principle in its opinion.
—Julius Olavarria, Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2024
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 July 2024
The Supreme Court affirmed the trial court’s ruling in its entirety.
—Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 11 July 2024
In a historic 6-3 ruling, the court’s conservative majority, including the three justices appointed by Trump, narrowed the case against him and returned it to the trial court to determine what is left of special counsel Jack Smith’s indictment.
—Mark Sherman, Twin Cities, 1 July 2024
This case first went to a trial court, which then went to the First District Court of Appeals, which invoked the sovereign immunity principle in its opinion.
—Julius Olavarria, Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2024
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“Trial court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20court. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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