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a law that was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court as unconstitutional
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The Supreme Court struck down an emergency request by Biden to enforce the rewrite in states that defied the rewrite in August.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Except of course Nurse Practitioner Avery is struck down with appendicitis just as the Odyssey is steering through a hurricane.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
The court has already ruled against Republicans in key cases, including striking down a ban on absentee ballot drop boxes and ordering new legislative maps that helped Democrats gain seats last November.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Previous presidents accepted rebukes from the courts on their executive orders, including in the case where the Supreme Court struck down President Harry Truman's attempt to seize steel mills.
—Laura Doan, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Except of course Nurse Practitioner Avery is struck down with appendicitis just as the Odyssey is steering through a hurricane.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
The court has already ruled against Republicans in key cases, including striking down a ban on absentee ballot drop boxes and ordering new legislative maps that helped Democrats gain seats last November.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Previous presidents accepted rebukes from the courts on their executive orders, including in the case where the Supreme Court struck down President Harry Truman's attempt to seize steel mills.
—Laura Doan, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Strike down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20down. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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