overturned
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Microsoft initially lost, with a federal judge ordering the company to be broken in two, though that order was later overturned on appeal and the case was ultimately settled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
But shortly before midnight, a three-judge Court of Appeal panel overturned the injunction, ruling that the judge had "erred in law".
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
That conviction was overturned in 2021 because of a non-prosecution agreement struck with a previous prosecutor.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
Former Football Association executive director David Davies got involved, Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott overturned a rejected planning application for Brighton's current stadium in Falmer.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
If his case wasn't overturned on direct appeal, we'd have a chance to file a postconviction petition later, and we would need new evidence, new witnesses, and new facts to prove Walter's innocence.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
