How to Use constitutionality in a Sentence
constitutionality
noun- He questions the constitutionality of the proposed law.
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But the case did not call for the court to decide the constitutionality of the law.
—Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2022
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The debate over the law’s constitutionality came with a twist in this case.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Dec. 2022
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That case did not call for the justices to decide the constitutionality of the law.
—Robert Barnes, Washington Post, 15 June 2023
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The four-page order does not make any ruling on the constitutionality of the law.
—Brian Witte, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2023
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The court left the matter of the constitutionality of a right to a physician’s aid in dying to the states.
—Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 1 June 2021
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But constitutionality does not turn on whether a tool exists.
—Stephanie A, The Conversation, 23 Feb. 2026
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The same judge again upheld the constitutionality of the system this month.
—David Sharp, Star Tribune, 25 Aug. 2020
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The constitutionality of such laws has become a flash point in the legal battles over gun control.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 2 June 2025
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Wingate will hold the next hearing on March 1 for the parties to make their case on the constitutionality of the maps.
—Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal, 19 Feb. 2022
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The suit seeks a court injunction blocking the law while its constitutionality is reviewed by the court.
—USA TODAY, 10 July 2019
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The Supreme Court might take up the constitutionality of the statute sometime next year.
—Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2022
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Once the Senate floor is opened, there will be four hours of debate on constitutionality followed by a vote.
—Tia Humphries, ABC News, 9 Feb. 2021
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The question of its constitutionality is not clear-cut.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Mar. 2026
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The Supreme Court still must rule on the deal’s constitutionality.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 Apr. 2025
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In the fall, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a case that challenges the constitutionality of the law.
—NBC News, 5 Apr. 2020
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The court did not decide on the law’s constitutionality, a point missed by some in Hollywood.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2021
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And how can the Court judge the constitutionality of a statute that hasn’t been challenged correctly?
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 4 Sep. 2021
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The suit seeks a declaratory judgment — a ruling on the constitutionality of the law.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Sep. 2025
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Cases challenging the constitutionality of the agency have been weaving their way through the lower courts in the past few years.
—Nihal Krishan, Washington Examiner, 29 June 2020
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The appeals court will hear arguments on the constitutionality of the law on April 3.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
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And the Supreme Court has yet to issue its findings on two key challenges to the constitutionality of the measure.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 15 June 2021
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That means judges give more weight to the government's intent behind the law when balancing it against constitutionality.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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The Court did not address the constitutionality of the order at the time, however.
—Connor Greene, Time, 30 June 2026
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The courts have now cast doubt on the constitutionality of the old policy, but Pennsylvania it was blessed decades ago by an appeals court.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 24 Sep. 2025
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Federal appeals courts have split on the rule's constitutionality, and the Supreme Court had agreed to hear the issue just three weeks ago.
—John Fritze, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2021
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The Senate will debate the constitutionality of the trial for four hours on Tuesday and then hold a vote on whether to dismiss it.
—BostonGlobe.com, 9 Feb. 2021
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Last month, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case about the constitutionality of the agency’s internal tribunal.
—Rachel Chiu, National Review, 2 Mar. 2022
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But to answer that, the court also may have to weigh in on the constitutionality of the 2017 legislative change.
—Tim Evans, The Indianapolis Star, 8 July 2020
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The Supreme Court's ruling doesn't address the constitutionality of the law.
—Ariane De Vogue, CNN, 3 Mar. 2022
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