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Sean “Diddy” Combs has officially launched a bid to overturn his conviction and four-year prison sentence, filing a notice of appeal to the Federal District Court in New York on Monday.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 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
And that has made the hearings, which have taken place in Federal District Court in Fort Pierce, Fla., all the more important in assessing her management of the case.
From New York Times ● May 29, 2024
The question of size of the Federal District had been settled by the Constitution—it was to be ten miles square.
From A Portrait of Old George Town by Peter, Grace Dunlop
The federal district judge threw out the verdict, a decision Rivero is appealing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
In a series of decisions last month, federal district judges in Boston have ruled against these executive orders, for now.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 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 77-year-old veteran diplomat is expected to enter the guilty plea at a hearing in federal district court in Maryland on June 26, CNN and other outlets said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
“That put us back in federal district courts,” White noted.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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