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The ruling reversed a magistrate judge, trial court and the California Court of Appeal, which had all agreed that the loose marijuana constituted an open container violation and gave police cause to search a vehicle.
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Calmatters, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
Together, Garza and Meija's appellate attorneys convinced the trial court of her innocence.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
The trial court held at least one hearing on the special motion, but ultimately denied the special motion on the basis that Wunsch had adequately stated the elements of his claims and — and this becomes the main issue on appeal — Wunsch needed additional discovery to prove up his claims.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
However, the Third District reversed the portion of the trial court’s ruling finding that the association failed to establish the amount of the delinquency.
—Awilda Esteras, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
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Calmatters, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
Together, Garza and Meija's appellate attorneys convinced the trial court of her innocence.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
The trial court held at least one hearing on the special motion, but ultimately denied the special motion on the basis that Wunsch had adequately stated the elements of his claims and — and this becomes the main issue on appeal — Wunsch needed additional discovery to prove up his claims.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
However, the Third District reversed the portion of the trial court’s ruling finding that the association failed to establish the amount of the delinquency.
—Awilda Esteras, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial court
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Schaefer, meanwhile, admitted in Indonesia criminal court to fatally beating von Wiese-Mack and was sentenced to 18 years.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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Instead, accountability for the powerful is shoved over into the civil rather than criminal court system.—
Emily Galvin Almanza,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Immigration was no longer treated as a civil issue in which immigrants were deported if found through a civil court to have violated the law.—
Pawan Dhingra,
The Conversation,
12 Feb. 2026
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Besides Bolton’s pending appeal to civil court, there are still a few more hurdles developers will need to face before construction can begin.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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His mock tribunal about Congo, which was performed in 2015 with real judges, real witnesses, and a genuine verdict, led to two ministers being dismissed from the government.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2026
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The position will also represent the department in front of administrative tribunals such as the State Personnel Board and the California Department of Human Resources as well as assist the attorney general’s office on civil litigation matters.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Updated February 24,
Sacbee.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Trial court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trial%20court. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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