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court of appeals

NOUN
court reviewing lower court
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A subsequent circuit court of appeals judge would also write that a “rational juror” could not have supported a vote of guilty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The court of appeals examines it next; it will reach the same conclusion as Judge Williams.

From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026

Landor told a guard there that he was Rastafarian and shared a copy of a ruling in which a court of appeals found that cutting the hair of a Rastafarian in prison violated RLUIPA.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

Camp filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the court of appeals to side with Murrin.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026

The judicial establishment of the district consists of a court of appeals of three judges, a supreme court of six judges, and the usual police courts and courts of justices of the peace.

From Government in the United States National, State and Local by James Wilford Garner



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