trial court
noun
: the court before which issues of fact and law are first determined as distinguished from an appellate court
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With a 2-1 decision, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals last week sent Brittany Marlowe Holberg's 1998 murder conviction back down to the trial court to decide how to proceed.
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CBS News, 12 Mar. 2025
The trial court in this case blocked the Texas law, applying the rule established by Ashcroft, but an appeals court stayed that decision blocking the law.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Jan. 2025
In 2024, the Maryland Supreme Court ordered the trial court to redo the hearing that had freed Mr. Syed.
—Christina Morales, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
The trial court sided with CalPERS in the other four cases, including Sandhu’s.
—William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2025
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CBS News, 12 Mar. 2025
The trial court in this case blocked the Texas law, applying the rule established by Ashcroft, but an appeals court stayed that decision blocking the law.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Jan. 2025
In 2024, the Maryland Supreme Court ordered the trial court to redo the hearing that had freed Mr. Syed.
—Christina Morales, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
The trial court sided with CalPERS in the other four cases, including Sandhu’s.
—William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Trial court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20court. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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