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Recent Examples of unconstitutional
The Trump Administration will immediately fight back against this absurd and unconstitutional order.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Bhagwat said that time, place and manner policies are not themselves unconstitutional, and that universities have reason to institute them for sanitation or safety reasons.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2025
While the Supreme Court decision in Riley v. California in 2014 declared warrantless searches of devices at the time of arrest unconstitutional, no case has set such a precedent for the American border—much less for non-Americans seeking those same privacy rights.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2025
His public defense team, led by Anne Taylor, has tried — to no avail — to remove capital punishment as a sentencing option, arguing that the death penalty is unconstitutional, breaks with evolving standards of decency and is arbitrarily applied.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 15 Mar. 2025
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Bhagwat said that time, place and manner policies are not themselves unconstitutional, and that universities have reason to institute them for sanitation or safety reasons.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2025
While the Supreme Court decision in Riley v. California in 2014 declared warrantless searches of devices at the time of arrest unconstitutional, no case has set such a precedent for the American border—much less for non-Americans seeking those same privacy rights.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2025
His public defense team, led by Anne Taylor, has tried — to no avail — to remove capital punishment as a sentencing option, arguing that the death penalty is unconstitutional, breaks with evolving standards of decency and is arbitrarily applied.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconstitutional
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Listen to this article Family members said their younger brother was shot and killed by San Diego police on Friday, condemning his killing as unjust and disputing authorities’ assertion that he was armed.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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The act wasn’t fully repealed until 1965, when it was recognized how unjust and discriminatory this legislation was, though elements of it remain in our current system.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
30 Mar. 2025
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The criminal search warrant centered on Old McDonald's Farm, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement to NPR.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
8 Apr. 2025
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Jorge Saldana-Gonzalez, 44, was arrested on a murder charge following the Saturday, April 5, shooting at Sandra’s Bar, on Alamo’s east side, according to a criminal complaint filed in Hidalgo County.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2025
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The list of prohibited and restricted items, as found on the CBP website, includes alcohol, biological materials, firearms, food and produce such as fruits and vegetables, soil, wildlife, fish, and gold, among other items.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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For example, Customs and Border Protection in the United States maintains a list of prohibited and restricted items for anyone entering the US and links to other departments if permits are required.—
Erica Kasper,
WIRED,
21 Aug. 2024
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The Las Vegas Aces forfeited its first-round pick in this draft as a result of providing impermissible player benefits during contract extension negotiations with Dearica Hamby.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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On Wednesday, Moore posted a letter on social media, calling the banishment by Burns an impermissible censorship of his voice.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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Timothy Martin, a member of the environmental activist coalition Declare Emergency, was on April 8 found guilty by a federal jury of conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States and of injury to a National Gallery of Art exhibit, the Department of Justice reports.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
9 Apr. 2025
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This person is still innocent until proven guilty, but the show does a good job of depicting them as guilty.—
Taylor Kate Brown,
ProPublica,
9 Apr. 2025
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Companies must protect sensitive customer information shared through APIs from unauthorized access.—
Garri Galanter,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Police said a man found his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend at an unauthorized car meet in a parking lot on Houston’s northwest side and opened fire on them, KTRK reported.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2025
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Regardless of what transpired between the two cast members, on or off screen, Aspen was unfairly portrayed as an immoral character.—
Taylor Crumpton,
Essence,
11 Apr. 2025
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We are limited to enforcing the law, not policing immoral behavior.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Interpretations of the Torah, as well as associations with the Holocaust, have led tattoos to long be considered forbidden or taboo within Judaism, though contemporary attitudes towards it have somewhat shifted.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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Thompson, Ha and Brownell also say that Season 4 will dive much more into the Regency era’s upstairs-downstairs class politics than previous seasons, due to Sophie being of a lower class than Benedict and the Bridgerton family, as well as the fairytale and forbidden love tropes.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Unconstitutional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconstitutional. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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