Petitioners» asserted interests can not be accommodated with that compelling governmental interest, and no less restrictive means are available to achieve the governmental interest. (firstthings.com)
«It is the purpose of the Congress to assert a compelling governmental interest in protecting the lives of unborn children from the stage at which substantial medical evidence indicates that they are capable of feeling pain. (christianitytoday.com)
For example, laws permitting affirmative action for racial and ethnic minorities in college admissions have been upheld because they affect a protected class and advance what legislators have deemed to be a compelling governmental interest. (politico.com)