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Recent Examples of trial court
The appeals court that ordered a trial court to reconsider Peters' sentence said the trial judge's consideration of her belief in the existence of 2020 election fraud went beyond what was relevant to sentencing her.
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Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 16 May 2026
But the Helms-Burton law does not state those citizenship requirements, and the trial court’s decision was overturned in an appeals court.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
The defendant also claimed the trial court abused its discretion by allowing the state’s expert witness, W, to answer two hypothetical questions posed by the prosecutor.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
The 8th Ohio District Court of Appeals overturned the conviction and remanded the case to trial court.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
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Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 16 May 2026
But the Helms-Burton law does not state those citizenship requirements, and the trial court’s decision was overturned in an appeals court.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
The defendant also claimed the trial court abused its discretion by allowing the state’s expert witness, W, to answer two hypothetical questions posed by the prosecutor.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
The 8th Ohio District Court of Appeals overturned the conviction and remanded the case to trial court.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial court
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The actor, 39, pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor counts of simple battery in a Louisiana criminal court Wednesday, June 3, according to records obtained by USA TODAY.—
Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Applegate is due in criminal court on June 18 for his arrest for criminal trespassing.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
1 June 2026
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Ira, even Terry Rozier is found innocent in federal criminal court, can Heat still sue him for damage in civil court?—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
30 May 2026
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission also sued him in civil court on similar grounds.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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In 2024, a Canadian tribunal held Air Canada liable for misleading information given to a grieving customer by its chatbot, establishing that companies can be liable for what their AI tells the public.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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Located just 2 miles away from the former insurance building that housed the residual mechanism, the ICC was set up as a permanent, global court to prosecute humanity’s worst crimes and forestall the need to create ad hoc tribunals for every conflict.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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“Trial court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trial%20court. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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