How to Use trial court in a Sentence

trial court

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  • The justices kept the law on hold but sent the case back to the trial court to examine the ban further.
    — CBS News, 5 July 2024
  • Supporters included nearly all the judges on a trial court in one mid-size county.
    — Paul Davenport, The Arizona Republic, 30 Aug. 2021
  • The providers instead also sued, among others, every state trial court judge and county court clerk in Texas.
    — Adam Liptak, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2021
  • Appellate courts typically do not overturn findings of fact by the trial court if they are backed by the record.
    — New York Times, 28 July 2021
  • While my aunt and I hope for a positive outcome on her constitutional claim in the trial court, such a result is by no means assured.
    — Aytan Y. Bellin, STAT, 26 Aug. 2021
  • The President has lost all of his challenges so far that have been decided at the trial court level to stop House subpoenas.
    — Priscilla Alvarez, CNN, 11 Aug. 2021
  • The court ordered the trial court to re-sentence Maldonado-Passage.
    — Colleen Slevin, USA TODAY, 15 July 2021
  • The Court of Criminal Appeals remanded the case back to the trial court to weigh whether Reed deserves a new trial.
    — Erin Donaghue, CBS News, 22 July 2021
  • The Supreme Court threw out the conviction and sent the case back to the trial court.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Supreme Court is the name of New York's top trial court.
    — Jonathan Dienst, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Supreme Court is the name of New York's main trial court.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2022
  • The trial court determined the state needs the taint team.
    — Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Supreme Court is the name of New York state's highest trial court.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 3 July 2023
  • The case now goes back to the trial court for a ruling on what records can be released.
    — Travis Loller The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 2 Dec. 2023
  • At first, Tafoya lost at the trial court, but won in the appellate court.
    — Nick Sibilla, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2021
  • The trial court agreed with ABC, but the appellate court did not.
    — Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 2 Mar. 2022
  • The trial court, which first heard the case, decided not.
    — Joshua Stein, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2021
  • The appeals court sent that issue back to the trial court to decide.
    — Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 20 July 2022
  • The motion would be heard in the trial court where they were convicted.
    — Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 11 May 2023
  • The trial court ruled that the messages could not be used, but that was reversed on appeal.
    — Clifford Ward, chicagotribune.com, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Casteel filed an appeal with the Court of Appeals, who brought the case back to the trial court to hear his request.
    — Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Lucio and her team had raised nine claims with the appeals court, four of which were remanded to the trial court.
    — Dakin Andone, CNN, 26 Apr. 2022
  • The idea is that the trial court is entitled to deference.
    — Steve Vladeck, CNN, 26 Sep. 2022
  • The case remains in the trial court, where Parlux is asking the judge to set aside the verdict and order a new trial.
    — Bill Donahue, Billboard, 24 Feb. 2022
  • In fact, the trial court found that the reason for the delay in bringing charges was partly Trump’s own doing.
    — Barbara McQuade, TIME, 4 June 2024
  • DeWine served as a trial court judge and appellate judge before winning a seat on the Ohio Supreme Court in 2016.
    — Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Valdiglesias LaValle was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the conviction, which will now be sent back to trial court.
    — CBS News, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The justices gave trial courts 60 days to prepare for the new rules, with cash bail to be eliminated Sept. 18.
    — Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2023
  • The case can now return to the trial court for evidence and arguments based on the Supreme Court’s opinion.
    — Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2022
  • As the case returns to the trial court, Trump is certain to argue that the conversations with Pence involved official acts.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 July 2024

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