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The court has invalidated far less novel exercises of government power on precisely those grounds.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit over the last month has invalidated key permits for the project issued by the U.S.

From Reuters • Feb. 19, 2022

It was the second time this month that a court has invalidated a key legal strategy used by plaintiffs in thousands of cases attempting to hold the pharmaceutical industry responsible for the crisis.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2021

The state Board of Elections has invalidated Neal’s nominating petition to get on the November ballot as an independent candidate in the 19th Congressional District.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2018

The question is one of fact; it is the development of actual industry that has invalidated the theory which, in the seventies, expressed an important truth concerning economic relations in England.

From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra