From the invalidation of Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act to upholding bans on affirmative action, many who occupy the halls of political power have lost touch with the realities and protections necessary for our country's ever changing and diverse population.
The conservation group Coast and Country will argue that the environment department, by approving Adani's licence in February, failed in its obligations under the Environmental Protection Act to uphold the "principle of ecologically sustainable development" in place in Queensland since 1994.
Tony Abbott promised before the election to amend the Racial Discrimination Act in the interests of upholding free speech.
In both cases, he acted to uphold the prerogatives of the Supreme Court — against the president and Congress in the Guantánamo case, and against the international court in the Medellín decision.
Throughout the Late Middle Ages, local men acted as jurors and constables for the purposes of upholding law and order in Butterworth.
Throughout the Middle Ages, local men acted as jurors and constables for the purposes of upholding law and order in the township.
The court's action has the effect of upholding school officials who said they acted because they feared an outbreak of fighting between white and Mexican American students.
In campaign speeches, he spoke of repealing the Defense of Marriage Act, upholding Roe v. Wade, lifting bans on stem cell research, and expanding protections afforded by hate crime statutes to cover those committed based on gender and sexual orientation.
"Certainly it's difficult to be a member of an organization that has acted without upholding the due process one would expect….
"I would just note that there have been a number of rulings upholding the constitutionality and legality of the Affordable Care Act -- more than those that have not upheld it".
"It is fitting that with the very first bill I sign — the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act — we are upholding one of this nation's first principles: that we are all created equal and each deserve a chance to pursue our own version of happiness," the president said.
