appeals court
noun
law
: any one of 13 courts in the U.S. below the Supreme Court
the 9th/Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
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An appeals court in Washington, D.C., in August revived a lawsuit filed in 2020 by the environmental group Earth Island Institute accusing Coca-Cola of misleading consumers into believing its business was environmentally sustainable.
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Nate Raymond, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Myers’s decision came two days after an appeals court similarly ruled against Republicans by allowing their challenge to 225,000 voter registrations in North Carolina to proceed before a federal judge.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
Giuliani’s appeal is currently before a federal appeals court in Washington.
—Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Gorsuch cited as his rationale the reasons given by several dissenting conservative members of a federal appeals court panel which had earlier weighed the case.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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Nate Raymond, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Myers’s decision came two days after an appeals court similarly ruled against Republicans by allowing their challenge to 225,000 voter registrations in North Carolina to proceed before a federal judge.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
Giuliani’s appeal is currently before a federal appeals court in Washington.
—Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Gorsuch cited as his rationale the reasons given by several dissenting conservative members of a federal appeals court panel which had earlier weighed the case.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Appeals court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appeals%20court. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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