overturned

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In 2024, the Court of Appeal overturned a lower Family Court decision to take three children away from their family based on hair strand tests.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

South Carolina’s Supreme Court overturned Alex Murdaugh’s murder conviction, citing jury interference by then court clerk Becky Hill.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Federal prosecutors secured a rare 100 percent conviction rate in jury trials stemming from the riot, and no appealed verdicts were overturned.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Weinstein was initially convicted of assaulting Mann in 2020, but that verdict, along with another charge, was overturned in April 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

“But when the Supreme Court overturned those dumb laws across the nation? Don’t think I’d ever been so happy.”

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone