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However, developer representatives and the city’s outside counsel on housing issues, Barbara Kautz, said the appellants did not appear to have met the denial standards required under state law.
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Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
In January 2008, appellant Citizens United, a nonprofit corporation, released a documentary (hereinafter Hillary) critical of then-Senator Hillary Clinton, a candidate for her party’s Presidential nomination.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 24 Jan. 2025
An appeal bond is a sum of money that the appellant — in this case, the Boise State administrators — must provide to ensure the damages will be paid if the appeal is not successful.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
In a 242-page appellant’s opening brief, the lawyers allege that key witness testimonies changed over time, that the court excluded significant exculpatory evidence and that judicial rulings skewed the jury’s view of the evidence against Masterson.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
In January 2008, appellant Citizens United, a nonprofit corporation, released a documentary (hereinafter Hillary) critical of then-Senator Hillary Clinton, a candidate for her party’s Presidential nomination.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 24 Jan. 2025
An appeal bond is a sum of money that the appellant — in this case, the Boise State administrators — must provide to ensure the damages will be paid if the appeal is not successful.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
In a 242-page appellant’s opening brief, the lawyers allege that key witness testimonies changed over time, that the court excluded significant exculpatory evidence and that judicial rulings skewed the jury’s view of the evidence against Masterson.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appellant
petitioner
Noun
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The order does not rule in either way on the merits of Boasberg’s inquiry, however, and merely gives the petitioners in the case a deadline of April 23 by 5 p.m. to file their reply to the government.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2025
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The community doesn’t want the gas station, McCrady said, adding that at least one of the petitioner’s other stations are not in good condition.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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