district court
noun
: a trial court that has jurisdiction over certain cases within a specific judicial district
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The Trump administration suffered a legal blow on Friday when a New York district court judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking its move to cut National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grants from Authors Guild members on First Amendment grounds.
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
Federal Election Commission filings show that Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr., the United States district court judge overseeing Abrego Garcia’s criminal case in Tennessee, has given generously to a host of Democratic causes over the course of his legal career.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
Judge Robin Rosenberg, in her denial of that petition, said that an unrelated ruling in 2020 by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that a district court does not have the power to unseal grand jury records in instances not covered by the criminal procedure rule.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 23 July 2025
In March, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office took over all pending charges against Colbert from district courts in multiple parishes across Louisiana.
—Pj Green
july 18, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
Federal Election Commission filings show that Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr., the United States district court judge overseeing Abrego Garcia’s criminal case in Tennessee, has given generously to a host of Democratic causes over the course of his legal career.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
Judge Robin Rosenberg, in her denial of that petition, said that an unrelated ruling in 2020 by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that a district court does not have the power to unseal grand jury records in instances not covered by the criminal procedure rule.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 23 July 2025
In March, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office took over all pending charges against Colbert from district courts in multiple parishes across Louisiana.
—Pj Green
july 18, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025
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“District court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/district%20court. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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