as in to abolish
to put an end to by formal action
a law that was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court as unconstitutional
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Recent Examples of strike down
Companies pull back on DEI commitments as pressure from lawmaker attacks and conservative activists mounted, and fear of lawsuits in the wake of last summer's Supreme Court ruling that struck down affirmative action in higher education grew.
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Hope King, Axios, 30 Dec. 2024
Court decisions later lifted restrictions on gatherings, including a state Supreme Court ruling that struck down Evers' stay-at-home order.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
The Kentucky Supreme Court has overturned a previous ruling striking down a law passed nearly three years ago that pulls power from the Jefferson County Board of Education and gives it to the Louisville school district's superintendent.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 20 Dec. 2024
Missouri OKs Sports Betting as FanDuel, DraftKings Beat Caesars (Nov. 5)
When the Supreme Court struck down the federal ban on sports betting in May 2018, dozens of states were ready to legalize sports gambling in the ensuing couple of years.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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Hope King, Axios, 30 Dec. 2024
Court decisions later lifted restrictions on gatherings, including a state Supreme Court ruling that struck down Evers' stay-at-home order.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
The Kentucky Supreme Court has overturned a previous ruling striking down a law passed nearly three years ago that pulls power from the Jefferson County Board of Education and gives it to the Louisville school district's superintendent.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 20 Dec. 2024
Missouri OKs Sports Betting as FanDuel, DraftKings Beat Caesars (Nov. 5)
When the Supreme Court struck down the federal ban on sports betting in May 2018, dozens of states were ready to legalize sports gambling in the ensuing couple of years.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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That loophole remained open following the most recent U.S. election, which saw California voters shooting down Proposition 6, which would have abolished prison labor.Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2025
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So legislation abolishing the department (already written by GOP Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota) would have to pass through budget reconciliation, which lets certain legislation pass with a mere majority in the Senate.Dylan Matthews, Vox, 2 Jan. 2025
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Conflicting Promises Nonetheless, GOP lawmakers from high-tax states such as New York and California have been pushing hard to repeal or at least raise the cap.Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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During his first term, President Donald Trump tried several times to repeal the ACA but was unsuccessful.Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Several other school districts in the region have also cancelled classes Wednesday, including the Glendale Unified School District, the Alhambra Unified School District, South Pasadena Unified School District, South Pasadena Unified School District and Burbank Unified School District.Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Pasadena Unified School District canceled classes for the remainder of the week.Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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And in spite of the rhetoric, neither side tried to roll back the forces of the other on the ground.Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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However, the incoming Trump administration may try to roll back some of the agency’s regulations, and to limit its powers.Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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When Russia targets other European neighbors, though, the West resorts to its own euphemisms to avoid directly acknowledging what Putin is doing.Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
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In 2020, Moody was a strong supporter of then-President Donald Trump, joining the Texas v. Pennsylvania lawsuit to overturn the presidential election results.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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In 2020, Moody supported Trump by backing the Texas v. Pennsylvania lawsuit that aimed to overturn his loss in the presidential election that year.Julia Manchester, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Strike down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strike%20down. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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