as in to abolish
to put an end to by formal action
a law that was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court as unconstitutional
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In 2020, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down an Oklahoma City ban, ruling the city had failed to prove a clear safety problem because of pedestrians in street medians.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
The Supreme Court also struck down President Biden’s forgiveness plan in July 2023, preventing some 16 million borrowers from experiencing relief.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 13 Aug. 2024
Four witnesses, activists and a diplomat described drone attacks on Monday that struck down families waiting to cross the border into neighboring Bangladesh.
—Reuters, NBC News, 10 Aug. 2024
Most notably, in the 1980 case Stone v. Graham, the court struck down a Kentucky law requiring the posting of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 5 Aug. 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
The Supreme Court also struck down President Biden’s forgiveness plan in July 2023, preventing some 16 million borrowers from experiencing relief.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 13 Aug. 2024
Four witnesses, activists and a diplomat described drone attacks on Monday that struck down families waiting to cross the border into neighboring Bangladesh.
—Reuters, NBC News, 10 Aug. 2024
Most notably, in the 1980 case Stone v. Graham, the court struck down a Kentucky law requiring the posting of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 5 Aug. 2024
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