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His lawyers on Tuesday filed a notice of appeal with New York’s highest court, signaling their intention to challenge much of a midlevel appeals court’s decision that affirms the judgment of the trial court.
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
Brann is the chief federal judge for a trial court in Pennsylvania.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
In addition, three lawsuits were voluntarily dismissed and seven are still pending at the trial court level.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Aug. 2025
In an anti-SLAPP motion, the losing side has the right to appeal immediately, which will likely delay the case for a year or more regardless of the outcome at the trial court.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 19 Aug. 2025
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
Brann is the chief federal judge for a trial court in Pennsylvania.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
In addition, three lawsuits were voluntarily dismissed and seven are still pending at the trial court level.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Aug. 2025
In an anti-SLAPP motion, the losing side has the right to appeal immediately, which will likely delay the case for a year or more regardless of the outcome at the trial court.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial court
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If so, he’s presumed innocent until proved otherwise, in a criminal court of law.—
Cristian Farias,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Earlier this year, Abarca’s ex-wife Alexis Garcia filed charges against him in Jackson County family court and Johnson County criminal court after an alleged domestic altercation on May 29.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
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Earlier in the week, the defendants’ lawyer, Carlos Murias, asked a civil court to authorize the auction of the painting, but the request was denied, according to AP.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Maxar/Google Earth The Hague tribunal's 2016 ruling under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea classified Subi Reef as a low-tide elevation, not entitled to its own territorial sea or exclusive economic zone.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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After projects that have spanned a post-human far future, a 1940s post-wartime tribunal and 14th-century England, Peckham is hoping for something set in the present day.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Trial court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trial%20court. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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