overrule

The amendment was originally ratified in the wake of the Civil War specifically to overrule the infamy of the Dred Scott decision.

From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026

But in doing so, the court swore up and down that its Louisiana decision did not overrule Allen v.

From Slate ● May 26, 2026

In rare cases they can overrule the results of an assessment if they still have concerns about a player's performance in it or there was an error in administering it.

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026

A major wild card is whether the Supreme Court will overrule some portion of the tariffs, and how the administration might respond.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 4, 2026

“Lord Fredrick is their guardian. How am I to overrule him, if it comes to that?”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

Slaughter, the majority opinion said the “Humphrey’s framework has not withstood the test of time” and the court therefore overrules it.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

The ruling overrules a previous Supreme Court judgment ruling known as Cheshire West.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

The agency overrules Vinay Prasad’s refusal to consider Moderna’s shot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

Shirani's results indicate that the fact that the active catalytic subunit overrules its inhibitory components is what's important, not a structural change in the kinase itself.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2024

Not in her inanimate beauty do we find fatal objections to the doctrine of a wise and bountiful power which overrules her, but rather in the multiplied horrors, woes, and pangs of sentient life.

From Arrows of Freethought by G. W. (George William) Foote

Pels, the DOJ spokesperson, told ProPublica that Faruqui “was wrong on the law” and noted that after the government appealed to the district’s chief judge, his order was overruled.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

His body will not be overruled by a blackout blind.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

Regents overruled a faculty task force, which had found the tests to be predictive of college success across demographics and recommended keeping them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

Dr. Prasad had overruled career staff by summarily refusing to review Moderna’s application.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

I didn’t want to eat anything served by ghosts, but my hunger overruled my fear.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan

It led, in the first phase, to the overruling of Bowers, in the Lawrence case, then progressed from there to Obergefell some years later.

From Slate ● Mar. 4, 2026

Vinay Prasad, the head of the FDA vaccine and biologics division, issued the refusal, overruling FDA staff concerns about blocking a review.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026

In reality, the chair’s power lies in agenda-setting, coalition-building, and communication, not in overruling the committee.

From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026

Thune told Politico that overruling “would not be a good option” in completing the bill.

From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2025

“There must have been an overruling in Moscow,” Bundy said.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin