federal court
noun
: a court established by a federal government
especially
: one established under the constitution and laws of the U.S.
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The Fourth Circuit also found that dispositions thus far of the Comcast litigation in state court did not moot a federal court’s evaluation of the passthrough provision.
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Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
There were congressional hearings held on the issue, and the FBI even took the matter to federal court, seeking to force Apple to find a way for authorities to access the phone's content.
—Mike Levine, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2024
The case comes before the state’s highest court after opponents found no remedy in federal courts.
—Valerie Crowder, NPR, 12 Sep. 2024
Trump has been charged in federal court with unlawfully retaining national defense information and conspiring to interfere with the 2020 presidential election, both of which remain pending in the courts.
—Barbara McQuade, TIME, 11 Sep. 2024
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Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
There were congressional hearings held on the issue, and the FBI even took the matter to federal court, seeking to force Apple to find a way for authorities to access the phone's content.
—Mike Levine, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2024
The case comes before the state’s highest court after opponents found no remedy in federal courts.
—Valerie Crowder, NPR, 12 Sep. 2024
Trump has been charged in federal court with unlawfully retaining national defense information and conspiring to interfere with the 2020 presidential election, both of which remain pending in the courts.
—Barbara McQuade, TIME, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Federal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/federal%20court. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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