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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The appeals court ordered the trial court judge to resentence Peters.
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
In its decision on Thursday, the appeals court upheld Peters' conviction but ordered her case to be sent to a lower court for a judge to issue a new sentence.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
The appeals court found that Barrett violated her rights to free speech by punishing Peters for persistently alleging fraud in the 2020 election.
—Colleen Slevin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
An appeals court upheld former Mesa County, Colorado, Clerk Tina Peters’s conviction, but ordered her resentencing.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2026
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
In its decision on Thursday, the appeals court upheld Peters' conviction but ordered her case to be sent to a lower court for a judge to issue a new sentence.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
The appeals court found that Barrett violated her rights to free speech by punishing Peters for persistently alleging fraud in the 2020 election.
—Colleen Slevin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
An appeals court upheld former Mesa County, Colorado, Clerk Tina Peters’s conviction, but ordered her resentencing.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Appeals court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appeals%20court. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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