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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The lawsuit in Alexandria, Virginia federal court accuses Apple of religious discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Reuters, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
The suit, brought by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), AFL-CIO, and other labor groups in a San Francisco federal court, targets a memo from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that suggests the shutdown could justify mass terminations.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
After Avery's latest motion for post-conviction relief was denied at the circuit court and appellate court level —then denied a review by the Wisconsin Supreme Court in May — his attorney signaled a petition to review Avery's case in federal court was coming.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, had just left her home in Somerville on Tuesday night when she was stopped, lawyer Mahsa Khanbabai said in a petition filed in Boston federal court.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
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Reuters, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
The suit, brought by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), AFL-CIO, and other labor groups in a San Francisco federal court, targets a memo from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that suggests the shutdown could justify mass terminations.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
After Avery's latest motion for post-conviction relief was denied at the circuit court and appellate court level —then denied a review by the Wisconsin Supreme Court in May — his attorney signaled a petition to review Avery's case in federal court was coming.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, had just left her home in Somerville on Tuesday night when she was stopped, lawyer Mahsa Khanbabai said in a petition filed in Boston federal court.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Federal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/federal%20court. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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