pass muster

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In that case, the high court's conservative majority established a new legal test for gun restrictions, saying they must be "consistent with this nation's historical tradition of firearm regulation" to pass muster.

From Reuters

Any contract would have to pass muster not only with a majority of the union’s about 3,500 teachers but also with the school board, whose members have said they are determined not to drive the district into a deep financial deficit.

From Seattle Times

He also reasoned that the government’s argument that the “good moral character” assessment was needed to separate law-abiding citizens from those who are not law-abiding lacks a historical analogue, which the Supreme Court ruled in 2022 was required for gun control laws to pass muster.

From Washington Times

In that decision, called New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v Bruen, the Supreme Court established a new legal test for firearms restrictions, saying they must be "consistent with this nation's historical tradition of firearm regulation" to pass muster.

From Reuters

The temporary funding package keeping the government operating through Nov. 17 dropped Ukraine aid to make it easier to pass muster with House Republicans.

From Seattle Times