unconstitutionality
Americannoun
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Elizabeth Price Foley and Jason Torchinsky’s op-ed, on the unconstitutionality of disparate-impact theory, left me with no such “impression that any use of statistics to prove intent to discriminate is illegal.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
According to public prosecutors, the court has already made decisions that pointed to the alleged unconstitutionality of the legislation.
From Reuters ● Jan. 21, 2023
Simply put, if a board decides to remove materials from a library’s collection based on subject matter, they are putting the library at risk of lawsuits alleging unconstitutionality.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 2, 2022
Another member of the court, Justice Shawn Womack, agreed with the striking down of the Board of Election Commissioners’ decision on the grounds of unconstitutionality.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 24, 2022
May he veto a bill upon grounds of public policy as well as upon grounds of unconstitutionality?
From Government in the United States National, State and Local by James Wilford Garner
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