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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While the law has been enacted for months, the ban became closer to reality in December, when a federal appeals court shut down lawsuits brought by TikTok and content creators on the app, upholding the federal law. Alison Durkee, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025 Last year, airlines sued the DoT over the rule that took effect last April, and a federal appeals court granted a temporary stay to block its implementation in July, saying the DoT likely overstepped its authority. Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 16 Jan. 2025 The Supreme Court last week heard TikTok's arguments but is widely expected to uphold the ban, as a federal appeals court did last month. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025 Both Nippon Steel and U.S Steel are now suing the U.S. government over its decision to block the deal, and are asking a federal appeals court to overturn Biden’s decision. Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for appeals court 

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Legal Definition

appeals court

noun
ap·​peals court
: a court that hears appeals
especially : an intermediate level appellate court
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