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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
The suit brought by the Justice Department’s Civil Division against the Maryland Federal District Court judges did not hide the ball about either of those claims.
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
The 45-month sentence imposed by Judge John D. Bates at a hearing in Federal District Court in Washington was only about a third of the 140 months that the government had initially requested.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2024
The matters which may be brought before a Federal District Court are various.
From Problems in American Democracy by Williamson, Thames Ross
They care because all Americans have a stake in a federal district that’s safe, prosperous and pleasant to visit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
He lost before a federal district judge and the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
The federal district court found for Media Matters, saying this was clearly a retaliatory measure.
From Slate ● May 18, 2026
A federal district court judge dismissed the suit in 2014 but it was revived by an appeals court in 2023, prompting Cisco to take it to the top US court.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
“That put us back in federal district courts,” White noted.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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