Sentence examples for overturned lower from inspiring English sources

The unanimous decision overturned lower courts' rulings and is one of the first decisions by a state appellate court on whether a public records law applies to so-called "metadata," or data about data.

By a narrow 5-to-4 margin, the court overturned lower court rulings that had awarded a New Hampshire woman $21 million for pain and suffering and other damages.

Last week, the Maryland Court of Appeals overturned lower court decisions dismissing those cases and sharply criticized the researchers and their institutions as failing to see the basic impermissibility of a study that enlisted healthy children to live in potentially dangerous housing.

The civil liberties organization, along with New York city public advocate Letitia James and others, has requested that the New York court of appeals hear arguments to overturn lower court rulings that declined to make public the grand jury's transcript, as well as the evidence presented and instructions the jury was given.

There was breaking news on the marriage equality front this morning as the Supreme Court surprised many (let's make that "most") by rejecting without comment appeals from five states seeking to overturn lower court decisions in favor of marriage equality.

The Supreme Court has a strong record of overturning lower-court opinions in campaign finance cases.

And four years ago, in a case involving a similar statute in St. John's County, Fla., the court refused to overturn lower-court decisions that rejected the argument that the ban violated erotic dancers' freedom of artistic expression.

The appellate ruling overturned a lower court decision that had rejected the plaintiffs' claims against all seven plants, and upheld another lower court ruling against one of the plants, in Long Island City, Queens.

The decision overturned a lower court ruling that favored the administration.

The court overturned a lower court ruling that would have allowed a shareholder vote on the proposal on Wednesday.

That opinion overturned a lower federal court ruling ordering a new trial or freedom for Mr. Burdine.