upheld

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In February 2026, a remedy hearing ordered that Littlewood be paid a total of about £149,000 in compensation to cover all the upheld claims.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

The Supreme Court upheld that understanding in 1898, ruling that Wong Kim Ark, who was born to Chinese parents in San Francisco, was a U.S. citizen at birth.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

The administration’s stubbornness in this instance eventually pushed the question of Abrego Garcia’s deportation to the Supreme Court, when the justices upheld an order that required the government to facilitate his return to the U.S.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

An Australian federal court upheld on Thursday a fine against Elon Musk's X for failing to comply with child internet safety regulations, capping a three year legal fight between the tech giant and Canberra.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Ere long, I became aware that some one was handling me; lifting me up and supporting me in a sitting posture, and that more tenderly than I had ever been raised or upheld before.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë