at issue

Idioms  

1. In question, under discussion; also, to be decided. For example, Who will pay for the refreshments was the point at issue . [Early 1800s]

2. In conflict, in disagreement, as in Physicians are still at issue over the appropriate use of hormone therapy . This usage, from legal terminology, was defined by Sir William Blackstone ( Commentaries on the Laws of England , 1768), who said that when a point is affirmed by one side and denied by the other, “they are then said to be at issue .”

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Example Sentences

At issue were state guidelines, which were available online at the time, that stated in part that “the right of transgender students to keep their transgender status private is grounded in California’s anti-discrimination laws as well as federal and state laws.”

From Los Angeles Times

In Kennedy, the court stood by its shortcut and upheld the 24-year prison term at issue.

From Slate

At issue: Salesforce’s Agentforce platform, which makes use of AI agents to perform various sales, service, and marketing tasks.

From Barron's

While the listings at issue were removed, the Paris court said in its ruling that their availability had caused serious damage to public order, the protection of minors, or the health and safety of potential buyers and third parties.

From The Wall Street Journal

Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s first question was about not history or even the agency at issue in this case, but instead about how to distinguish the Federal Reserve Board from the Federal Trade Commission.

From Slate

Related Words

• debatable
• problematic
• unresolved
• unsettled