overturned
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His 2020 conviction and 23-year prison sentence in New York for other alleged assaults was overturned and juries were deadlocked in subsequent retrials involving one of his accusers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
The attack immediately overturned life for both Ms. Eubanks and her partner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The Amicus bonus episode revisits a 2021 conversation among Dahlia Lithwick, Judge Edward M. Chen, and Don Tamaki, members of the legal team that overturned Korematsu v.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Arthur Andersen surrendered its CPA license, effectively putting the firm out of business in 2002, although the Supreme Court later overturned the conviction.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
A great vat was overturned, and our little band of music stood upon it as upon a stage, our instruments accompanied by the unison tread of the company assembled.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
