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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As Woldenberg’s lawsuit heads to the appeals court, his legal bills are also mounting.
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John Cassidy, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
The appeals court said Trump doesn't have to have as many Education Department employees as the previous administration but can't cut so many that the agency can't function as Congress intended.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 7 June 2025
The federal appeals court in Boston rejected the administration’s emergency request to put Joun’s order on hold.
—Mark Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
The country's case was initially dismissed by a Boston federal judge in 2024, but an appeals court overruled Dennis Saylor's decision.
—Dan Gooding
barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
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John Cassidy, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
The appeals court said Trump doesn't have to have as many Education Department employees as the previous administration but can't cut so many that the agency can't function as Congress intended.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 7 June 2025
The federal appeals court in Boston rejected the administration’s emergency request to put Joun’s order on hold.
—Mark Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
The country's case was initially dismissed by a Boston federal judge in 2024, but an appeals court overruled Dennis Saylor's decision.
—Dan Gooding
barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
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“Appeals court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appeals%20court. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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