The majority opinion holds that Proposition 8, which voters passed in 2008 to invalidate a California Supreme Court decision sanctioning same-sex marriage in the state, violates the United States Constitution.
Still, lawyers and supporters of gay marriage called the day momentous, especially as a counterpoint to the passage last week of a ballot measure in California that invalidated a court decision legalizing gay marriage.
But he invalidated a Regents decision that would have required any teacher who received a rating of "ineffective" on the test score component of his or her evaluation to get an "ineffective" rating over all — no matter how well that teacher scored on subjective measures.
Public opinion is broadly pro-EU, but low turnout could invalidate a referendum, leaving the decision to a more Eurosceptical parliament.The succession to the SLD is still up for grabs.
The effect of a quashing order is to invalidate an ultra vires decision made by a public body, usually acting under some statutory authority.
Rooted in history and deep-seated cultural beliefs, the European Court of Justice's (ECJ) recent decision to invalidate a major data-sharing agreement should be as unsurprising as it is unsettling to U.S. companies conducting business in Europe.
In my view, judicial review of base closing decisions is inconsistent with this scheme because a successful challenge -- i.e., one that at least temporarily invalidates a base closing decision -- would thwart the scheme's fundamental objectives.
In 1997, he wrote a concurring opinion in a decision invalidating a federal requirement for local sheriffs to perform background checks on gun buyers.
Monday's decision invalidated a California law intended to regulate the sale of violent video games to children.
The decision invalidated a 1968 law, known as Section 3501, by which Congress had purported to overrule Miranda.
The decision invalidated a provision of the Brady gun-control law that required local sheriffs to carry out federal restrictions on gun sales.
