Sentence examples for otherwise valid from inspiring English sources

"Federal law does not recognize actual innocence as a mechanism to overturn an otherwise valid conviction".

The question before the judges in Edith Windsor vs. United States is whether the government can deny federal recognition to otherwise valid, state-sanctioned same-sex marriages.

In an interview, he said the Ninth Circuit's reasoning would "negate an otherwise valid material witness warrant because you think the witness is also a criminal suspect".

The federal government's refusal to afford same-sex couples the same benefits offered to heterosexual couples "tells those couples, and all the world, that their otherwise valid marriages are unworthy," Kennedy wrote.

The government has advanced a similar argument in the Defense of Marriage Act cases which involve not the right to marry but the federal recognition of otherwise valid marriages but never in a pure marriage case.

It appeared from the arguments that there were at least five justices who were highly skeptical that the law — which prevents the federal government from recognizing otherwise valid state-sanctioned same-sex marriages — is constitutional.

A few county officials openly defied the Florida secretary of state's instructions to accept otherwise-valid ballots from overseas that were postmarked after Election Day.

The problem with this otherwise seemingly valid pursuit of justice against a genuine terrorist is that al-Nashiri is one of three prisoners whose torture at the hands of CIA operatives has been publicly admitted.

Otherwise, a valid RR is calculated and transmitted.

Users are encouraged to browse the anticipated changes in order to detect any data entry errors that would otherwise be valid imports.

Generally, unless the terms of the contract specify otherwise, a valid addendum requires mutual assent.