Sentence examples for rescinded what from inspiring English sources

The appellate court in the new case could distinguish Prop 8 from other states' laws because it rescinded what had already been recognised as a fundamental right.

"We are extremely glad they have rescinded what was clearly a misguided policy and are affirming their commitment to making sure people have access to books," said Sonia Kumar, an attorney with the ACLU of Maryland.

In 2002, the Knesset rescinded what little recourse existed in Israeli courts when it passed the Civil Torts (State Liability) Law.

The Labor Department has rescinded what is known as the "persuader rule," a 2016 reform introduced under former President Barack Obama, the agency said Tuesday in a statement.

Republicans were able to muster only 54 of the 60 votes they needed to permanently rescind what they call the death tax, but they promised the issue would live on in Congressional races this fall.

The version being circulated by Britain now declares Iraq to have failed to comply with previous United Nations resolutions, but would provide the Council an opportunity to find by a specific date that Iraq had complied -- in effect forcing the Council to vote to rescind what would otherwise be seen as authorizing war.

The first order lays out a path to rescind what's known as the fiduciary rule, an Obama-era regulation designed to provide a single standard for anyone providing retirement investment advice.

Meanwhile, Kenner city councilor Gregory Carroll slammed Zahn's memo on Facebook, promising to meet with the mayor and other city councilors to try to "rescind" what he called a "disturbing" new policy.

In a blow to unions, the Labor Department on Monday proposed rescinding what's known as the "persuader rule," a regulation that would ramp up disclosure requirements for employers who hire anti-union consultants.

That evening representatives from a small (less that 100 student) high school that was housed in a bank building without proper classrooms or cafeteria, a gym, auditorium or media center, pleaded for over an hour to rescind what they believed to be a planning recommendation to close their school.

-- Eight Republican senators, including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, warned Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius that "we will not consent" to Senate floor action on nearly a dozen nominations -- including the U.S. surgeon general -- until the department rescinds what they termed a "gag order" on health insurers.