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Recent Examples of unconstitutional
In 2022, a 9th Circuit panel said California’s law requiring purchasers of semi-automatic weapons be 21 or older was unconstitutional.
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2025
Justice Thomas has long argued that the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional, and Justices Alito, Gorsuch, and Amy Coney Barrett have all, at one time or another, pressed for a race neutral approach to redistricting.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 24 July 2025
In court filings, attorneys for Moore argued that the CDC vaccine regulations in place were unconstitutional.
—Jacob Rosen
july 12, CBS News, 12 July 2025
Many constitutional law experts believe that the Trump order is unconstitutional on its face.
—Jay Weaver
july 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2025
Justice Thomas has long argued that the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional, and Justices Alito, Gorsuch, and Amy Coney Barrett have all, at one time or another, pressed for a race neutral approach to redistricting.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 24 July 2025
In court filings, attorneys for Moore argued that the CDC vaccine regulations in place were unconstitutional.
—Jacob Rosen
july 12, CBS News, 12 July 2025
Many constitutional law experts believe that the Trump order is unconstitutional on its face.
—Jay Weaver
july 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconstitutional
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The argument has been made that the application of the death penalty represents the legitimate self-defense of society from an unjust aggressor — that is, the murderer.—
Thomas Wenski,
Sun Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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On the back of their most successful Premier League season, this outcome threatens to overshadow their outstanding achievement and the joy that came with it in the most unjust manner.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Going into his second term, Garza remains a darling of Travis County voters, championing their causes of police accountability and criminal justice reform, including less incarceration for people accused of lower-level crimes.—
Skye Seipp,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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So did her criminal defense attorney, Michael F. Hart.—
Daniel Bice,
jsonline.com,
30 July 2025
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There is, however, room for questions about where the line between prohibited and acceptable political involvement will fall in practice.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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The list of prohibited and restricted items, as found on the CBP website, includes alcohol, biological materials, firearms, food and produce such as fruits and vegetables, soil, wildlife, fish, and gold, among other items.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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The discipline came as Bridgewater was accused of proving impermissible benefits to his players at Miami Northwestern Senior High School.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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The second question is whether transgender bans comply with the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause, which forbids states from treating citizens differently on the basis of impermissible reasons—including whether a citizen is a man or woman.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
3 July 2025
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At the time, Scott pleaded guilty to one count of animal crushing, which refers to extreme and intentional acts of torture inflicted upon animals, often for the purpose of creating shock films.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
30 July 2025
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Ghaly pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and was sentenced in November to 230 days in jail, plus probation.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 July 2025
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Lower-skilled workers, at times unauthorized, play central roles in various industries, including construction, restaurants and manufacturing.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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Many publishers, including Forbes, have sued AI companies, accusing them of copyright infringement for unauthorized use of content.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Stigmatizing language portrays people who use drugs as immoral or criminal, pushing them away from care.—
Diana Fishbein,
Chicago Tribune,
29 July 2025
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If all rational, moral individuals wanted what the order provided, then critics were either irrational and uninformed or immoral and disingenuous.—
STACIE E. GODDARD,
Foreign Affairs,
28 July 2025
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Benny and the Forbidden Garden, a 28-page book conceptualized and written by high-schoolers on the Placer County Youth Commission, follows a bunny who starts school and encounters a forbidden garden lush with intoxicating flowers.—
Calista Oetama,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2025
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Her investigation reveals forbidden rituals and buried wartime secrets connected to a sealed cave, with supernatural forces closing in around her.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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“Unconstitutional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconstitutional. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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