district court
noun
: a trial court that has jurisdiction over certain cases within a specific judicial district
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Justice Elena Kagan, who joined the majority of the initial order, concurred with the clarification, calling out the district court for trying to disregard the high court’s ruling.
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Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
Both a district court and an appellate court panel ruled against Evans.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Shortly after, in spring 2024, the district court denied an appeal, and the gunman's lawyers filed a notice to appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
—Lauren Linder, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
But this time they were all seized off the street with no warning, taken far from home and detained for weeks, until separate district court judges ruled each detention unlawful.
—Whitney Wild, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
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Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
Both a district court and an appellate court panel ruled against Evans.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Shortly after, in spring 2024, the district court denied an appeal, and the gunman's lawyers filed a notice to appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
—Lauren Linder, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
But this time they were all seized off the street with no warning, taken far from home and detained for weeks, until separate district court judges ruled each detention unlawful.
—Whitney Wild, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
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“District court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/district%20court. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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