as in violated
to fail to keep
a law that was struck down by the court for infringing upon the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
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The goal is to end an investigation into whether the companies violated federal antitrust laws by coordinating boycotts against social media platforms, most notably X, according to the Wall Street Journal.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026 -
He was later assigned several other weapons cases and ruled in each one that the state law in question violated the Second Amendment.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Infringed (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infringed%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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