How to Use federal court in a Sentence

federal court

noun

• The suit was first filed in state court in 2019, and was quickly moved to federal court.
  — Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2024
• But Meta is fighting to block the plan in federal court.
  — Cristiano Lima, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
• As Lewis notes, the odds of an acquittal in federal court are about half of one per cent.
  — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2023
• The notice of Trump’s bond and appeal was made with the federal court in New York on Friday.
  — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
• Some homeowners had sued to reopen the roads in federal court, but the court sided with the tribe.
  — Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
• Ford is due back in federal court on April 29, when a jury trial is set to take place.
  — Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2024
• The birth was revealed in a motion by her defense team filed last week in federal court.
  — Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2023
• Taking up the fight Gibbons sued Gibbs and Troxel in federal court in June.
  — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
• The lawyer also said that the complaints will need to be filed in federal court, which takes time to prepare properly.
  — Melissa Noel, Essence, 9 Nov. 2023
• The payout, which the City Council approved Tuesday, will settle the case in federal court.
  — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2023
• Despite a spate of legal challenges in state and federal court, Lester L. Sumrall has failed time and again to get a judge to side with his claims.
  — Tim Evans, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Aug. 2023
• Similarly, moving it to federal court means a new judge will take over the case.
  — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2023
• After the case was litigated in state court for more than a year, Enbridge filed a motion to move it to federal court.
  — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024
• Trump this week signaled his likely try at moving to federal court as well.
  — Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2023
• Sanchez sued in state and federal court, though her lawyers ended up dropping the federal case and going to trial in state court.
  — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2024
• If that suit and a similar one don’t succeed, victims could forgo the claims process and seek damages in federal court.
  — Patrick Lohmann, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2024
• Trump's former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, is currently seeking to have his trial in the same case moved from state to federal court.
  — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2023
• The lawsuit, filed Feb. 27 in federal court, names Scranton School District as the defendant.
  — Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2024
• Nassar is serving decades in prison for convictions in state and federal courts.
  — Mike Balsamo, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2023
• His family later sued the county and several deputies in federal court, in a case that is scheduled for trial in the fall.
  — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2023
• The congressman is due in federal court in Suffolk County on Oct. 27.
  — Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling, The New Republic, 16 Oct. 2023
• At least one lawsuit alleging that the State Department has not done enough to help Americans in Gaza has been filed in federal court.
  — Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2023
• Lopez is scheduled to be arraigned in federal court in Las Vegas on March 1, court documents said.
  — Paradise Afshar, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
• Jurors in Manhattan federal court needed less than a day to reach a verdict, in a trial that lasted about three weeks.
  — Oscar Holland, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
• The alleged smugglers will face prosecution in federal courts by the Department of Justice, the Coast Guard said.
  — USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
• This month, Aqua sued the conservation district in federal court.
  — Dylan Baddour, WIRED, 27 Jan. 2024
• Phineas pleaded guilty last month in federal court to distributing meth.
  — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2023
• His guilty plea was accepted during a hearing in federal court on Oct. 18.
  — Adam Sabes, Fox News, 31 Oct. 2023
• Romero made his initial federal court appearance to face the charges Thursday morning.
  — Jason Green, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2024
• The three suspects are scheduled to appear in federal court in Ocala, Florida, on Monday.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024