Sentences with phrase «overturn state statutes»
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Based on the Illinois Supreme Court's May 8 overturning of the statute that governs the State of Illinois» (A3 negative) pensions, we believe that the city's options for curbing growth in its own unfunded pension liabilities have narrowed considerably.
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Armed with this decision, judges throughout the country would be able to tie up, or overturn, any statute in a state that refused to recognize gay marriage.
For example, in Compassion in Dying v. Washington, a case that sought to overturn a Washington State statute banning assisted suicide, Judge Noonan cited Dostoevsky's The Idiot to bolster his opinion upholding the statute:
Because of a July Supreme Court ruling on the «honest services» statute (often used to prosecute allegedly corrupt politicians), former State Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno's two felony convictions will likely be overturned, federal officials conceded yesterday.
In recent years, the Supreme Court has overturned a growing list of congressional statutes on the grounds that they intruded into protected spheres of state sovereignty or exceeded Congress's delegated powers under the Constitution.
Because education is a «fundamental interest» under the state Constitution, the five statutes that «dictate this unequal, arbitrary result violate the equal protection provisions of the California Constitution» and should be overturned.
Crookshanks, et al. v. HealthPort Technologies, LLC, et al. (Kanawha County Court, WV, 2017)(Obtained summary judgment in class action matter alleging purported violations of state consumer protection statutes, via a decision by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, overturning the lower court's denial of summary judgment.
on Washington: «Balance of Powers Restoration Act» introduced, statute would let legislature overturn state appellate courts by simple majority vote
Washington: «Balance of Powers Restoration Act» introduced, statute would let legislature overturn state appellate courts by simple majority vote