How to Use federal court in a Sentence
federal court
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The antitrust suit was filed in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia.
— Eric Tucker and Barbara Orturay, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2023 -
She is scheduled to appear in federal court in Santa Ana early next month.
— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2023 -
Adams has denied the allegations, and on Friday pled not guilty in federal court in Manhattan.
— Barbara McQuade, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024 -
Twyla Turner filed the lawsuit in federal court in Cleveland over her October firing.
— Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 23 Jan. 2023 -
The groups spoke out last fall in support of a lawsuit filed by four transgender patients and their parents to overturn the ban in federal court in Tallahassee.
— Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2023 -
McGonigal is scheduled to appear via video link in federal court in D.C. on Wednesday.
— Shane Harris, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2023 -
An Amazon unit last month challenged the subpoena and related subpoenas in federal court in Seattle.
— Richard Vanderford, WSJ, 21 Jan. 2023 -
Barnett's trial began Jan. 9 in federal court in the District of Columbia.
— Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 19 Jan. 2023 -
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 -
The New York Times reports that Smith has asked a federal court to ...
— Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 15 Feb. 2023 -
At the end of the day, would this be an easier case in federal court?
— Nbc Universal, NBC News, 26 Mar. 2023 -
And there is no record of him in the federal court records database either.
— Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 23 July 2024 -
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 -
Both pleaded not guilty to all charges in federal court.
— Alexandra Banner, CNN, 4 Sep. 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 -
If the three-judge panel agrees, Crosley Green will finally get his case heard in federal court.
— Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 4 Sep. 2024 -
Similarly, moving it to federal court means a new judge will take over the case.
— Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2023 -
Elliott said Duran and her legal team may decide to sue the city in federal court soon.
— Jordan Laird, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2023 -
Then, the brothers who had smuggled them were arrested and charged in federal court.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 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 -
According to the complaint, Brooks filed a preemptive lawsuit last month against the woman in federal court in Mississippi.
— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024 -
The White House has been repeatedly stymied by federal courts as it’s sought to eliminate student debt, though the administration has canceled almost $170 billion so far.
— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2024
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