Example Sentences

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In 2021, the California Coastal Commission sought to permanently end off-road driving in the dunes but was later overruled by court rulings that the agency had overstepped its authority.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

There is a major problem with this bold assertion: The Supreme Court has instructed lower courts never to assume that a precedent has been silently overruled by later decisions that seem to conflict with it.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

The Supreme Court, after all, has never overruled Stone.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

It was overruled by FDA biologics chief Vinay Prasad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Xenocrates overruled all objections in the interest of speeding up the day’s proceedings.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman