Word: upheld
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...dramatic dissent from the Supreme Court's refusal to hear an appeal for a stay of execution, Harry Blackmun, the court's most senior Justice, authored a highly personal repudiation of the death penalty, which he had long upheld. "From this day forward, I no longer shall tinker with the machinery of death," wrote Blackmun...
...Judge Martha Sossman upheld the county limit rule this week. The judge, however, also ruled in favor of Jillson's group when she decided to count the 334 signatures from petitions which did not have proper registrar approval...
...former City Councillor David E. Sullivancited the 1978 election of George Goverman to thecommission, despite not receiving a majority, tojustify the Truesdell vote. A court case, Burnsv. Sullivan, upheld the 1978 election,Sullivan said...
Tribe represented Lightning Lube, Inc. in a case that contested a verdict awarding the company $50 million in punitive damages and $11.5 million in compensatory damages. On appeal, only the $11.5 million award was upheld...