Federal District
Americannoun
noun
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On Tuesday, 250 years after that ride, Judge Charles Breyer of the Federal District Court in San Francisco raised a similar ruckus without ever leaving the bench.
From Salon • Sep. 4, 2025
As the Federal District Court in Maryland explained eight years ago, a “federal court may … issue preservation orders as part of its inherent authority to manage its own proceedings.”
From Slate • Jun. 26, 2025
Federal District Judge James E. Basberg ordered the participants of that chat to save the exchange in its entirety and to turn over their records of it.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025
Mr. Bannon had fought his contempt conviction as forcefully as he fought the initial charges during his brief trial in Federal District Court in Washington in July 2022.
From New York Times • May 10, 2024
The capital and the Federal District, which is that containing the city and its suburban towns, are administered by Ayuntamientos, or Municipal Councils, with Boards of Health and Department of Public Works.
From Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development by Hume, Martin
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