overturning

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Ultimately, Reagan signed a reauthorized VRA, overturning Bolden by embracing the effects test for Section 2 and extending the legislation’s preclearance requirements in Sections 4 and 5 to 2007.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

The memory actually performs better as it becomes smaller, overturning a long-held assumption in electronics.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

You’re overturning a lot of unspoken rules in the art world.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Before twice overturning leads by Inter, they beat Manchester City, led by compatriot Erling Braut Haaland, 3-1 in Norway, and also toppled Atletico 2-1 in Madrid.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Given our success in other death penalty cases, he must have feared the very real possibility of the appellate court's overturning Walter's conviction.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson