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A Rio de Janeiro court has overturned a fine of more than $3 million against football star Neymar for allegedly damaging the environment by building an artificial lake at his mansion.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

After ten years of gathering and studying data, an international team of physicists that included researchers from Rutgers has overturned a long-standing idea about a mysterious type of particle.

From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2025

Smith appealed that decision to a higher court that has overturned two earlier Cannon decisions in the classified documents case.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2024

Dominica's High Court has overturned a ban on consensual same-sex relations in the Caribbean island nation.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2024

In fact, even at that early date we see the entering wedge, which, since driven to its mark, has overturned all the institutions and destroyed forever the national character of the aboriginal inhabitants.

From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. by Stephens, John L.