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federal

[fed-er-uhl] / ˈfɛd ər əl /






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While a federal court in California has largely agreed, a federal appeals court has denied the firm's request to temporarily block the supply chain risk designation.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The law “does not require the defendant to show that his federal duties specifically invited his challenged conduct,” he writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

A federal judge has blocked Nexstar Media Group’s $6.2-billion acquisition of its rival, upending the already consummated union of the nation’s two largest television station groups.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

He is serving a 10-year federal prison sentence and was ordered to pay $13m in restitution.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Eventually an American federal judge ruled the quarantine unconstitutional and ended the Guantanamo program.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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