judicial review
noun
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: a constitutional doctrine that gives to a court system the power to annul legislative or executive acts which the judges declare to be unconstitutional
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Environmental groups have long opposed the new reservoir and objected to a shorter judicial review, saying the project will release unacceptable amounts of methane, a greenhouse gas, into the air in addition to other adverse impacts.
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Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
The Campaign Legal Center notes that EOs are subject to judicial review, and Congress can pass laws to override them.
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Instead, the chief judge used the opportunity to issue a clarion call for judicial review of the massive sentences that have fueled the crisis of mass incarceration, exemplified by the almost 7,500 people serving life or long-term sentences in New York prisons.
—Steve Zeidman, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
In a similar challenge to an IPO in 2023, environmental law group ClientEarth applied for a judicial review after the FCA approved oil producer Ithaca Energy's flotation, but the High Court denied the application saying it could not be proved the FCA had failed to disclose material risks.
—Helen Reid, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
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Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
The Campaign Legal Center notes that EOs are subject to judicial review, and Congress can pass laws to override them.
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Instead, the chief judge used the opportunity to issue a clarion call for judicial review of the massive sentences that have fueled the crisis of mass incarceration, exemplified by the almost 7,500 people serving life or long-term sentences in New York prisons.
—Steve Zeidman, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
In a similar challenge to an IPO in 2023, environmental law group ClientEarth applied for a judicial review after the FCA approved oil producer Ithaca Energy's flotation, but the High Court denied the application saying it could not be proved the FCA had failed to disclose material risks.
—Helen Reid, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Judicial review.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/judicial%20review. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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