appeals court
noun
law
: any one of 13 courts in the U.S. below the Supreme Court
the 9th/Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Almost immediately after Bruen was decided, a federal appeals court declared, in United States v. Rahimi, that a federal law prohibiting people subject to domestic violence restraining orders from possessing guns is unconstitutional.
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Aug. 2024
On the other side of Texas, a federal appeals court just threw out permits for two natural gas export terminals on the state’s Gulf Coast.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Musk's SpaceX has also challenged the structure of the NLRB, with the rocket maker's lawsuit now with a federal appeals court in Texas.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2024
Enlarge Getty Images | A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that geofence warrants, which are used to identify all users or devices in a geographic area, are prohibited by the Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable searches.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 13 Aug. 2024
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Aug. 2024
On the other side of Texas, a federal appeals court just threw out permits for two natural gas export terminals on the state’s Gulf Coast.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Musk's SpaceX has also challenged the structure of the NLRB, with the rocket maker's lawsuit now with a federal appeals court in Texas.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2024
Enlarge Getty Images | A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that geofence warrants, which are used to identify all users or devices in a geographic area, are prohibited by the Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable searches.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 13 Aug. 2024
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