trial court
noun
: the court before which issues of fact and law are first determined as distinguished from an appellate court
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In 2024, the Maryland Supreme Court ordered the trial court to redo the hearing that had freed Mr. Syed.
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Christina Morales, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
The trial court sided with CalPERS in the other four cases, including Sandhu’s.
—William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2025
The trial court in 2023 granted a motion for summary judgment in favor of the HOA and regent, dismissing them from the case, and Woolard and Hall appealed.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
An earlier version of the Sunday Ticket case appeared before the Ninth Circuit in 2019, when a three-judge panel reversed a trial court’s dismissal of the case.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Christina Morales, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
The trial court sided with CalPERS in the other four cases, including Sandhu’s.
—William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2025
The trial court in 2023 granted a motion for summary judgment in favor of the HOA and regent, dismissing them from the case, and Woolard and Hall appealed.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
An earlier version of the Sunday Ticket case appeared before the Ninth Circuit in 2019, when a three-judge panel reversed a trial court’s dismissal of the case.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Trial court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20court. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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