appeals court

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The appeals court decided that Özel should be replaced by Kemal Kilicdaroğlu, a 77-year-old party veteran who was defeated by Erdoğan in the 2023 presidential election and then voted out as party leader.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

A federal judge in Florida ordered each of the cruise lines to pay $100 million in damages, but the U.S. appeals court in Atlanta blocked the decision by a 2-1 vote.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

A federal appeals court tossed out those judgments, but the Supreme Court on Thursday reinstated them and sent the case back to the lower courts for further proceedings.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

In this instance, Bowman does not believe Polis was right, nor was the appeals court that ruled to vacate Peters’ nine year sentence.

From Slate • May 21, 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