upheld

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Data from the Local Government Ombudsman seen exclusively by BBC News shows large rises in both the number of complaints about SEN provision and in the number of them they upheld.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The Supreme Court upheld that understanding in 1898, ruling that Wong Kim Ark, who was born to Chinese parents in San Francisco, was a U.S. citizen at birth.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

The administration’s stubbornness in this instance eventually pushed the question of Abrego Garcia’s deportation to the Supreme Court, when the justices upheld an order that required the government to facilitate his return to the U.S.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

Also on Thursday, the Supreme Court upheld lawsuits by U.S. companies whose property was seized during the Cuban revolution.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

The presiding judge upheld the M’Naghten Rule, and the jury gave the state the death penalty it demanded.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote