upheld

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The Department of Transportation upheld the ticket the following February, and Cook appealed again.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

The High Court in London in mid-February upheld a challenge to the ban, saying it had interfered with the right to freedom of speech.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

The Care Inspectorate upheld eight complaints about her care.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

In 1898, a conservative Supreme Court upheld that rule and affirmed the citizenship of Wong Kim Ark. He was born in San Francisco to Chinese parents who later returned to China.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

In fact, fifty years to life was the actual sentence given to Leandro Andrade for stealing videotapes, a sentence upheld by the Supreme Court.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander