Sentences with phrase «initiative unconstitutional»

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He appeared to drop many of these ideas after facing political blowback, or at the behest of staffers, though some of his signature initiatives, such as the first travel ban, have been blocked by courts as unconstitutional.

(here's the PDF for those of you so inclined to read that instead) I bring it up because on 04 August, 2010, U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker ruled that the California's Proposition 8 ballot initiative denying marriage rights to same - sex couples was unconstitutional.

While it did not deem scholarship tax credits generally unconstitutional, the decision, if not overturned on appeal, will prevent religious organizations from participating in similar initiatives nationwide — including a parallel program for corporate donations upheld by an Arizona appellate court just weeks earlier.

Washington — Statewide anti-busing initiatives in Washington and California were racially motivated and thus violated the equal - protection rights of minorities, the U.S. Supreme Court was told last week by lawyers seeking to have the statutes declared unconstitutional.

On the right, many Tea Party adherents and others view the initiative as a dangerous or even unconstitutional expansion of federal control of education.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn says the initiative is unconstitutional, and he promised to explore the possibility of a lawsuit to block the charter school law.

Is its Clean Power Plan a bold initiative to reduce carbon pollution at power plants, or an unconstitutional usurpation of power?