appellate court

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This was a highly unusual request because, as Taraleigh Davis at SCOTUSblog confirms, “nobody had previously asked the court to halt such a major executive regulatory action before any appellate court had ruled on it.”

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

The AI startup sought a stay of the action in appellate court here and also sued the Department of War in federal court in Northern California.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

The appellate court found that the prosecution failed to meet its burden to demonstrate, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the constitutional error was harmless.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

A New York appellate court upheld a surrogate court’s decision to compel the DNA test in July.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

I had advised Walter and his family that we would likely need to go to an appellate court for any real chance of relief, despite how positive everyone thought the hearing had been.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson