district court
noun
: a trial court that has jurisdiction over certain cases within a specific judicial district
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His extradition to Virginia awaits approval by Connecticut's district court, according to The Virginian-Pilot.
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Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
The case had already been dismissed with prejudice by a district court, which ruled there was no way to amend the complaint to possibly save it.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
The new lawsuit, filed by the paper and reporter Barnes in District of Columbia district court, aims to get the courts to directly address the escort rule on constitutional grounds.
—CBS News, 18 May 2026
In district court under Judge John Howard Ferguson (from which the case gets its name), Plessy and his legal team argued that the Separate Car Act violated the Thirteenth and Fourteenth amendments.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
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Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
The case had already been dismissed with prejudice by a district court, which ruled there was no way to amend the complaint to possibly save it.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
The new lawsuit, filed by the paper and reporter Barnes in District of Columbia district court, aims to get the courts to directly address the escort rule on constitutional grounds.
—CBS News, 18 May 2026
In district court under Judge John Howard Ferguson (from which the case gets its name), Plessy and his legal team argued that the Separate Car Act violated the Thirteenth and Fourteenth amendments.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
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“District court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/district%20court. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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