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Discover LudwigThe phrase "act upheld" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in legal contexts to indicate that a law or decision has been maintained or confirmed by a higher authority or court.
Example: "The Supreme Court ruled that the lower court's decision was valid, and the act upheld remains in effect."
Alternatives: "law maintained" or "statute confirmed".
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The first two questions were categorically answered in the negative, and the validity and constitutionality of the Act upheld by us in United States v. Kahriger, 345 U.S. 22, 73 S.Ct.
1738, 1742, 16 L.Ed.2d 802 (injunction issued under All Writs Act upheld because it was necessary "to preserve the status quo while administrative proceedings are in progress and prevent impairment of the effective exercise of appellate jurisdiction ") (emphasis added).
But it would be bizarre if the court, having struck down the disparagement clause in the Lanham Act, upheld the law's ban on "scandalous" trademarks.
While the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — upheld on a 5-4 vote after conservative Chief Justice John G. Roberts bucked conventional partisan expectations to join his more liberal colleagues to form the majority — has been billed as a major boost for patients, hospitals also stand to gain a lot from the reforms, especially in terms of number of patients.
A14 Clean Air Act Upheld The Supreme Court unanimously rejected a challenge to the Clean Air Act by industry, saying the E.P.A. must consider only the requirements of public health and safety, not cost-benefit analysis.
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The articles of the Final Act uphold the right of religious and ethnic minorities to self-determination, while at the same time maintain that recognised borders of sovereign territories should not be altered by violence and aggression.
Or he could simply cast the votes that he is expected to, thereby further gutting the Voting Rights Act, upholding racial gerrymanders and knocking down campaign finance restrictions.
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.
To the contrary, he played a pivotal role in gutting key provisions of the Voting Rights Act, upholding voter suppression laws and giving a green light to racially discriminatory gerrymandering.
The Act upholds the principle of Best Interest for the individual concerned.
Meanwhile, the fight over court packing seemed to alter the Supreme Court's attitude toward the New Deal, and both the Social Security Act and the Wagner Act were upheld.
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