unconstitutional

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Recent Examples of unconstitutional Here, the government suggests that certiorari would be proper since the lower court held an act of Congress unconstitutional. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 Several of his actions were later judged to have broken laws and, in the case of the bias reviews, to be unconstitutional. David Folkenflik, NPR, 23 Jan. 2025 Critics say that the law, the Corporate Transparency Act of 2021, is needlessly burdensome, a threat to privacy and an unconstitutional federal intrusion on matters that have been historically regulated by states. Adam Liptak, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 Seek to end birthright citizenship for those born to undocumented immigrants — a move that at least 22 states are contesting as unconstitutional. Erin Alberty, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for unconstitutional 
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Adjective
  • Lemon is now suing Musk, alleging fraud, negligent misrepresentation, misappropriation of his name and likeness, unjust enrichment, and breach of express contract.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The complaints allege Apple engaged in fraud, fraudulent inducement, concealment, misrepresentation, negligence, and unjust enrichment.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • These can all make great rivals for the criminal mastermind gangs as well.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
  • In its latest analysis of the situation in Haiti, the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime said that a peacekeeping operation alone will not solve Haiti’s gang problem and the structures that support the criminal groups.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • For example, Customs and Border Protection in the United States maintains a list of prohibited and restricted items for anyone entering the US and links to other departments if permits are required.
    Erica Kasper, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2024
  • Travelers can visit the CBP website to learn more about prohibited and restricted items.
    Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 May 2024
Adjective
  • On Wednesday, Moore posted a letter on social media, calling the banishment by Burns an impermissible censorship of his voice.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The Tennessee/Pruitt recruiting scandal from a few years ago involved $60,000 in impermissible benefits spread across 39 athletes or their families.
    Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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  • Years later, Hughes pleaded guilty to a criminal conflict-of-interest charge for collecting a $5 million fee from the sale while representing the city in the transaction.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Both Brittney and Bernadette pleaded guilty to their roles in Whitwell’s murder, according to the Australian Broadcasting Company.
    Sean Neumann, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025
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  • As the department's new head, Noem is expected to play a central role in enacting Trump's campaign promise to deport unauthorized immigrants en masse.
    Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Experts said that immigrants had every reason to worry because the memo turned hundreds of thousands of people who have been in the country lawfully into unauthorized immigrants.
    Gabriel V. Cárdenas, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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  • The trial culminated in the dramatic display of her thong before the jury, paired with descriptions of her as manipulative and immoral.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Growing shares in each party describe those in the other party as more closed-minded, dishonest, immoral and unintelligent than other Americans.
    NBC News, NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
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  • And while certain foods can increase blood sugars more quickly than others, there are no forbidden foods.
    Carisa Brewster, Verywell Health, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Something else to consider is the part of the Internet that is the forbidden zone.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025

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“Unconstitutional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconstitutional. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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