as in trial court
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Sitting above the trial courts and below the Supreme Court, the appellate courts will play a crucial role in deciding when and how much of Mr. Trump’s second-term agenda can be implemented.—
Mattathias Schwartz,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025 -
Distributed among 12 geographic clusters of states and the District of Columbia, plus one national circuit, the courts of appeals hear the vast majority of cases from the federal trial courts.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
29 Dec. 2024
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Judge Louis Nock ordered Shelby, who was dressed in a black jacket, black pants and white shirt to be held without bail at his Manhattan criminal court arraignment Monday afternoon.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2025
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While criminal courts are part of the judicial branch, immigration courts are administrative civil venues under the umbrella of the executive branch’s Department of Justice.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Civil court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civil%20court. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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