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The trial court merely instructed counsel not to manage petitioner’s testimony during that break.
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Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2025
The case presents the question of whether a trial court violates a defendant's Sixth Amendment right to counsel when prohibiting the defendant and their counsel from discussing the defendant's testimony during an overnight recess.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Whether the case proceeds at the trial court level is another matter.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
If the trial court judge denies the motion, a defendant can then petition the Court of Appeals to reverse the trial court's decision.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2025
The case presents the question of whether a trial court violates a defendant's Sixth Amendment right to counsel when prohibiting the defendant and their counsel from discussing the defendant's testimony during an overnight recess.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Whether the case proceeds at the trial court level is another matter.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
If the trial court judge denies the motion, a defendant can then petition the Court of Appeals to reverse the trial court's decision.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial court
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Usually a last resort, the public nuisance investigation allows the Davidson County District Attorney's Office to bring these actions to criminal court, despite the complaint itself being civil in nature, Aaron said.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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Cindy Rodriguez-Singh, the Everman mother accused of killing her 6-year-old developmentally disabled son, appeared in a Tarrant County criminal court Thursday morning for an early pre-trial hearing.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Oct. 2025
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At the time, victims, including Giuffre, had been suing Epstein and Maxwell in civil court, but neither was yet facing federal charges.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Brown, 36, has filed portions of his April deposition in the civil court matter as part of his new request that the judge strike the housekeeper’s claims for intentional infliction of emotional distress and punitive damages from her lawsuit.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
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In 2016, an international arbitral tribunal rejected China's sweeping South China Sea claims in the waters but Chinese government has ignored the ruling since.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Most conflicts are decided by the tribunal of public opinion.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Trial court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trial%20court. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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