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Examples of strike down in a Sentence
a law that was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court as unconstitutional
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Lawmakers have for years tried to use the state budget, but the Missouri Supreme Court in February struck down that effort for the second time in four years.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2024
Holyoke predicted the ban would be challenged in court and eventually struck down.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 23 Apr. 2024
The Supreme Court did not strike down or alter any development fees.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2024
The president pursued the rulemaking route after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his original plan for mass student loan forgiveness, which used a law that gives the president special authority during emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
At the time, the Supreme Court struck down the Biden administration's program to forgive student loan debt for more than 43 million American borrowers.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2024
But the last several months have been mired by higher education woes, such as the Supreme Court's gutting of affirmative action last year and President Joe Biden's initial student debt relief plan introduced in 2022 (and struck down by the Supreme Court last year).
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2024
How is this plan different from the one struck down by the Supreme Court?
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2024
This is the first direct attempt at bringing back a revised version of President Joe Biden’s student debt forgiveness program, which the Supreme Court struck down last year, crushing the hopes of more than 40 million eligible borrowers who could have had up to $20,000 in debt canceled.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2024
Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2024
Holyoke predicted the ban would be challenged in court and eventually struck down.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 23 Apr. 2024
The Supreme Court did not strike down or alter any development fees.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2024
The president pursued the rulemaking route after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his original plan for mass student loan forgiveness, which used a law that gives the president special authority during emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
At the time, the Supreme Court struck down the Biden administration's program to forgive student loan debt for more than 43 million American borrowers.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2024
But the last several months have been mired by higher education woes, such as the Supreme Court's gutting of affirmative action last year and President Joe Biden's initial student debt relief plan introduced in 2022 (and struck down by the Supreme Court last year).
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2024
How is this plan different from the one struck down by the Supreme Court?
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2024
This is the first direct attempt at bringing back a revised version of President Joe Biden’s student debt forgiveness program, which the Supreme Court struck down last year, crushing the hopes of more than 40 million eligible borrowers who could have had up to $20,000 in debt canceled.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Strike down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20down. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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