Sentence examples for an effort to overturn from inspiring English sources

That is why an effort to overturn Miranda persists.

In an effort to overturn his client's plea-bargained murder conviction, Mr. Steward challenged the search warrant for the wiretap.

Several of Colorado's sheriffs, mostly from rural counties, later sued the state in an effort to overturn the new laws.

A lawsuit challenging tax exemptions for about 20 campus buildings has widened into an effort to overturn the University's tax-exempt status.

The new case arose from an effort to overturn a Washington State domestic partnership law known as the "everything but marriage" act.

Though his lawyers have marshaled other evidence and witnesses in an effort to overturn the convictions, Mr. Harris figures prominently in the appeal.

While none of those have a sports book, there is an active effort to overturn the PASPA.

The case arose from a failed effort to overturn a Washington State domestic partnership law known as the "everything but marriage" act.

The controversy over a stalled effort to overturn a state ban on affirmative action spilled into a hot race for Congress this week when six Democratic state legislators rescinded their endorsements of state Sen. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance).

The authorities charged that bribes continued to be paid for another six years to a different administration in Argentina in a failed effort to overturn the suspension.

"We're on the merry-go-round again," said Paul Jordan, a longtime Flint resident who has joined a legal effort to overturn the law.