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court of appeals

n. any court (state or federal) which hears appeals from judgments and rulings of trial courts or lower appeals courts. (See: court)

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The appeals court noted that the BRM conducted daily 60-minute Christian worship before dinner at the shelter.
Supreme Court precedent, the appeals court concluded that city officials had diverted government aid to what amounted to religious indoctrination.
City-funded shelter in Idaho can't push religion, says court
The appeals court concluded that because Wachovia did not file its refund claims within the three-year limitation under section 6511(a), the district court, under section 7422, did not have jurisdiction.
Wachovia's argument, presented in both the district and appeals courts, was that the statute of limitations does not apply to tax-exempt entities that are not required to file a return.
Statute of limitations on erroneously paid taxes
The appeals court decision let stand a lower court ruling that held the VA incorrectly interpreted regulations to deny retroactive payments to veterans who filed claims after early 1994.
Also upheld by the appeals court was a provision in a 2000 ruling by U.S.
Court ruling a victory for Agent Orange claims
The Appeals Court took nearly two years, until August 1999, to render its decision.
Electronic Records Management Defined by Court Case and Policy
"It is gratifying that the appeals court would not allow overly technical interpretations of the Endangered Species Act to stand in the way of its true intent," says Mark Van Putten, president of the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), the first group to appeal the wolf eviction order.
THE YELLOWSTONE WOLVES WIN ONE
The appeals court also rejected the finding that, even if Franklin's consent was required, she gave the consent in writing with her August 1988 letter.
Obtaining participant consent to benefit distribution
The July appeals court ruling came as something of a surprise--not because of what it said but because of how quickly the court handed it down.
Commandment from the court: Alabama chief justice Roy Moore's Decalogue display violates constitution, says federal appellate panel, as dispute moves toward showdown
In refusing to review the federal appeals court decision, Justice John Paul Stevens noted that the monument's first two lines about the Lord and God are "rather hard to square with the proposition that the monument expresses no particular religious preference."
AU challenges display of Ten Commandments in Washington State
The appeals court affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded.
Lindell v. Frank

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