unconstitutional

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Recent Examples of unconstitutional Since taking the gavel, Speaker Mike Johnson has argued that the War Powers Resolution as a whole is unconstitutional. John Parkinson, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026 The monitor has repeatedly found that officers in specialized units, tasked largely with getting guns off the street, have a higher rate of unconstitutional stops than those of patrol cops, who conduct stops in response to a specific suspect description. Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026 But the law has widely been viewed as unconstitutional by presidents from both parties. Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026 Earlier this month, the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel declared the Presidential Records Act unconstitutional. Patrick Eddington, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unconstitutional
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Adjective
  • The lawsuit alleges breach of charitable trust and unjust enrichment.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The court dismissed most of the defamation claims against Rhoades and the university but has yet to rule on motions to dismiss the unjust enrichment claims.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Federal authorities leading investigation The FBI is leading the criminal probe while the Secret Service is focusing on the suspect's behavioral profile, a senior law enforcement official briefed on the bicoastal investigation told USA TODAY.
    Michael Collins, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
  • In a new book, Geoff Kelly traces how the artworks moved through criminal networks, where violence took the lives of key suspects and witnesses, and challenges long-circulating theories by revisiting key details.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • There is, however, room for questions about where the line between prohibited and acceptable political involvement will fall in practice.
    BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 11 July 2025
  • 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
Adjective
  • With the recent news out of Lubbock that transfer quarterback Brendan Sorsby may potentially miss the 2026 season due to impermissible gambling, Red Raider fans are no doubt scrambling to try to find a positive spin to their offseason.
    Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Alexander didn’t live up to the lofty expectations set for him, dealing with injuries, inconsistent play and an impermissible benefits investigation regarding his mother.
    PJ Green April 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Gallego’s husband, Juan Antonio Gonzalez, 49, entered a guilty plea to one count of money laundering.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The jury found the the elder Franqui guilty on all counts and he was sentenced to 50 years in prison.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • If finalized, the move could impact telehealth firms that rely on outsourcing facilities to produce these drugs in bulk, while bolstering Novo and Lilly's efforts against unauthorized versions that are eating into sales of their blockbuster treatments.
    Mariam Sunny, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The four-count complaint includes battery, fraud, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and unauthorized use of name and likeness.
    Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Pope Francis changed the church’s social teaching to declare capital punishment immoral in all cases.
    Nicole Winfield, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
  • For him, in becoming photosynthetic, civilized beings would only gain in hallmarks of intelligence, like autonomy and compassion, given that a species living off starlight converts energy to work without the messy, immoral mediation of a food chain.
    Big Think, Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Less than an hour’s drive from the holiday markets, on the way to Salla and its forbidden frontier, hundreds of Finnish soldiers are training to repel any future Russian invasion.
    Liam Denning, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Women, whether secular or religious, remain forbidden to read, write or tell stories.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026

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“Unconstitutional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconstitutional. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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