Word: overturn
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...that slapped the judge down last year when he ordered Microsoft to offer Windows 95 without the Internet Explorer browser. The Supreme Court is more of a wild card, but its current pro-business tilt suggests the government may get a skeptical hearing. But neither is likely to overturn Jackson's findings of fact...
...Florida Supreme Court case, which found that a suspect couldn't be detained simply on the strength of an anonymous tip that he or she is carrying an illegal firearm. Also on Monday, the Clinton administration asked the Court to take up a case that could potentially overturn the so-called Miranda ruling, which demands that defendants be read their rights before they give statements to the police. The administration is alarmed over a potential challenge to Miranda, and wants to confront any erosion of civil liberties under its watch. "This is a pretty conservative court on the rights...
...said the CPJ was unsure whether the Supreme Court would overturn...
...petition calls for a Collegewide referendum on April 19-21 to decide five questions about the council's future. The results of the referendum will be binding--unless threefourths of the council votes to overturn the students' decision...
...referendum will allow students the opportunity to overturn last month's council vote to increase the fee undergraduates pay on their term bills to support the student government...