It was challenged by the state but upheld by the state Supreme Court, and overturned by a federal court following a private legal challenge.
Today a splintered Supreme Court majority acknowledged that, but still upheld the voter ID law.
This was the decision reversed by the Florida Supreme Court, but subsequently upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court when it disagreed with the Florida high court.
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The girl's parents appealed against the decision but it was upheld following two reviews.
Sonia O'Sullivan and Eileen O'Keefe also had appeals upheld but Olympic 1500m runner James Nolan missed out.
Lord Truscott contested this verdict as "outrageous" but it was upheld by the privileges committee in its final report.
If the referendum results are upheld but they persist with the claim of fraud, it makes little sense for them to participate in future elections.
But the court upheld a requirement for commercial interior design, holding that the state had a rational basis for protecting the public from inept design, which could create safety hazards.
Armagh manager Joe Kernan confirmed to BBC that the appeals had been upheld but declined to make further comment as he said he was anxious to receive official confirmation before making any detailed statement.
McLaren took their case to the International Court of Appeal but the penalty was upheld.
But the appeals judges upheld the guilty verdicts on other charges, including one that carried a mandatory jail term.
But Lord Justice Pitchford upheld the High Court ruling and refused Fossway permission to take the case to a full appeal hearing.
The prosecution is still confident that the verdict will be upheld, but is aware that it could go either way, the office said.
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But several recent cases have upheld the rights of clergy to appeal to secular employment tribunals.
McCartan requested a personal hearing but the Central Hearings Committee upheld the referee's decision.
They argued Sir Christopher had acted "irrationally" but three High Court judges upheld his decision.
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His conviction was upheld on appeal but his sentence was reduced from 30 years to just 16 years.
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But the courts have never upheld limits on violent expression, and video game makers say the law is unnecessary.
Wisconsin's constitution has similar language about "uniformity, " but its state supreme court upheld Milwaukee's voucher program for private and public schools.
The FIA, world motorsport's governing body, on Wednesday upheld the fine but called for a review of the team orders rule.
But the Court of Appeal upheld Siac's decision last month, saying the lower court had not misinterpreted nor misapplied the law.
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Terry was sent off for a foul on Manchester City striker Jo, but a Football Association hearing upheld Chelsea's claim of wrongful dismissal.
The federal appeals courts upheld her verdict, but the company wants the Supreme Court to overturn it.
But County Court Judge Derek Rodgers upheld the original decision after saying public safety must come first.
In March 2013, India's Supreme Court upheld his conviction, but reduced his sentence from the earlier six years to five years.
He later recanted his confession, saying he had been framed by shadowy conspirators, but his guilty plea was repeatedly upheld in the courts.
Mr Wormald told MPs that he had known about the grievance case, but as an investigation had not upheld the complaint he had not told ministers.
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