appeals court

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In March, a federal judge halted aboveground construction, but an appeals court quickly allowed work to resume through June while the case proceeds.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

An appeals court put the $83 million award in that case on hold until the U.S.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026

Monday's pardon did not undo an additional sentence against Kem Sokha, added by the appeals court, banning him from leaving the country for five years, the royal decree said.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

A court dismissed the suit, but a state appeals court revived the case recently, sending it back to a trial court for further litigation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

He allegedly arranged for an appeals court to be bribed, and when these efforts failed to win him freedom, he boasted, as the evaluator noted, of “his probable release through influence of friends.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann