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a law that was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court as unconstitutional
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Harris pronounced Trump guilty of rolling back women’s freedoms by appointing the three top court judges who voted to strike down a woman’s right to choose.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 24 June 2024
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court struck down another ATF rule that was first introduced during the Trump administration that outlawed the use of bump stocks, devices that greatly increase the rate of fire of semi-automatic weapons.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 24 June 2024
The Supreme Court in 2022 struck down a law that capped the amount of campaign funds politicians could use to recoup personal loans to their campaigns after elections.
—Patrick Svitek, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
Covid long haulers are suffering the same fate, many struck down as first wavers in March of 2020 are still disabled and sick as ever over four years later.
—Patrick Skerrett, STAT, 22 June 2024
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 24 June 2024
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court struck down another ATF rule that was first introduced during the Trump administration that outlawed the use of bump stocks, devices that greatly increase the rate of fire of semi-automatic weapons.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 24 June 2024
The Supreme Court in 2022 struck down a law that capped the amount of campaign funds politicians could use to recoup personal loans to their campaigns after elections.
—Patrick Svitek, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
Covid long haulers are suffering the same fate, many struck down as first wavers in March of 2020 are still disabled and sick as ever over four years later.
—Patrick Skerrett, STAT, 22 June 2024
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“Strike down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20down. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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