appeals court
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The emergency application comes one week after an appeals court ordered construction to stop until Congress approves, upholding a ruling won by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which sued the administration last year.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
An appeals court last week upheld a district court order halting work on the ballroom but put its ruling on hold to allow for the administration to appeal to the Supreme Court.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The announcement caused a panic in Silicon Valley, but the increase—up from around $5,000—was blocked by an appeals court in June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The effort was blocked by a federal appeals court.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
He allegedly arranged for an appeals court to be bribed, and when these efforts failed to win him freedom, he boasted, as the evaluator noted, of “his probable release through influence of friends.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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