Despite this, the Supreme Court has explicitly rejected the idea that the states can nullify federal law.

Despite his short tenure in office, Garfield was able to appoint a Justice to the Supreme Court of the United States and four other federal judges.

Despite the emergence of the Popular Front and the Supreme Soviet as a new lawmaking body, since 1989 the different segments of the indigenous Estonian population had been politically mobilized by different and competing actors.

Despite the fact the US Supreme Court eventually ruled against the class action plaintiffs, the lawsuit helped bring the Japanese American case for redress and reparations to public awareness.

Despite the Supreme Court's ruling in Worcester v. Georgia, that states were not permitted to redraw the Indian boundaries, President Andrew Jackson and the state of Georgia ignored the ruling.

Despite its two defeats in the lower courts, the school board decided to take its case to the Supreme Court, authorizing its attorney to file a petition for a writ of certiorari, which the Court granted on 4 March 1940.

Despite the Supreme Court rulings in support of eugenics as constitutionally permitted, even as late as 1950 some physicians in North Carolina were still concerned about the legality of sterilization.

Despite the accusation being " widely doubted by the public ", and many clemency appeals from foreign leaders, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was hanged on 4 April 1979 under the effective orders of Supreme Court of Pakistan.

Despite the Irene Morgan Supreme Court decision and the Boynton decision, interstate buses were still segregated.

Despite this Supreme Court ruling, such laws remained on the books, although unenforceable, in several states until 2000, when Alabama became the last state to repeal its law against mixed-race marriage.

Despite being elected to be part of the Supreme Executive Power, Victoria remained in military control of Veracruz, where he oversaw the transportation of Iturbide to Europe and organized resistance against Spanish attacks from San Juan de Ulúa.

Despite the lack of consensus, General Douglas MacArthur — the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers — decided to initiate arrests.

Despite its small size, Stanford has produced the fourth-most professors of law in the United States, according to a 2009 study and the fourth-most clerks to the U. S. Supreme Court, according to a 2000 finding.

Despite this opinion, a Florida judge awarded interest to one of the claimants, and the government appealed the case to the Supreme Court, with Crittenden serving as the government's counsel.

Despite this, the Supreme Court ruled that the Roman Catholic Church was not granted the status of official religion by the constitution or any federal legislation.

Despite popular protest, the Supreme Court gave clearance for the height to be increased to, but in the same judgment Justice Mr. Bharucha gave directions to Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra ( the Grievance Redressal Authorities of Gujarat ) that before further construction begins, they should certify ( after inspection ) that all those displaced by the raise in height of 5 metres have already been satisfactorily rehabilitated, and also that suitable vacant land for rehabilitating them is already in the possession of the respective States.

Despite the decision made by Chancellor Seitz and upheld by the Delaware Supreme Court, the two schools of Hockessin Elementary and Claymont High School would not have integrated in 1952 because the State Board of Education did not give these schools an official mandate to do so.

" Despite the brevity of his stay on the Second Circuit, Harlan would serve as the Circuit Justice responsible for the Second Circuit throughout his Supreme Court capacity, and, in that capacity, would enjoyably attend the Circuit's annual conference, bringing his wife and catching up on the latest gossip.

Despite his many dissents, Harlan has been described as one of the most influential Supreme Court justices of the twentieth century.

Despite the prestige attached to this post, he returned to the Supreme Court where he served as Chief Justice.

Despite damning evidence that the Solicitor General's office was less than truthful with the Supreme Court about the Bush administration's torture policies and neglect of international treaties, more in-depth research shows that while some attorneys in the Bush administration like John Yoo and John Ashcroft knew about the torture taking place at Abu Ghraib, the U. S. Office of the Solicitor General, of which Paul Clement was a part, knew very little about the Bush administration's tactics for prisoner interrogation, and knew nothing about the atrocities of Abu Ghraib.

Despite this, and a failed bid to gain appointment to the Supreme Court, Montague was respected by his colleagues, even acquiring the nickname " Judge ".

Despite its controversial rulings, the Supreme Court has the strong support of the people and the elite and is one of the most respected institutions in the nation.

Despite Ouattara's support for the coup, his candidacy in the October 2000 presidential election was rejected by the Supreme Court, on the same nationality basis that was used to prevent his candidacy during Bédié's presidency.

Despite opposition from the KGB, he was elected in September 1990 to the Supreme Soviet as a People's Deputy for the Krasnodar region.

Despite a number of invitations, the Court has so far refused to apply the protections of this article to same-sex marriage.

Despite the drop-off of work in 1926, 1927 was another busy year, the Court sitting continuously from 15 June to 16 December, handing down 4 orders, 4 judgments and 1 advisory opinion.

Despite the proviso that the Court was for disputes " which cannot be satisfactorily settled by diplomacy ", the Court never required evidence that diplomatic discussions had been attempted before bringing the case.

Despite the clear connection between deforestation and the increasing number of floods ( in 1732, 1734, 1736, 1747, 1756 and 1787 ) the East India Company ’ s Court of Directors gave little support to efforts by governors to eradicate the goat problem.

Despite Elizabeth ’ s volatile, often violent reactions in regards to her appearance, the Empress was ebullient in most other matters particularly when it came to Court entertainment.

Despite the College's original intention to get the architects to build another copy of Second Court, plans were eventually accepted for a fashionably romantic building in the ' Gothic ' style.

Despite being acknowledged as the leading expert on the Australian Constitution, he was never appointed to the High Court of Australia.

Despite his lack of judicial experience, his years in the Alameda County district attorney's office and as state attorney general gave him far more knowledge of the law in practice than most other members of the Court had.

The Mexican newspaper, The News, reported that “ a tribunal of three circuit court judges ruled that there was not enough proof to link Echeverria to the violent suppression of hundreds of protesting students on Oct. 2, 1968 .” Despite the ruling, prosecutor Carrillo Prieto said he would continue his investigation and seek charges against Echeverria before the United Nations International Court of Justice and the Inter-American Human Rights Commission.

Despite the symphony's rejection by the Court and the lukewarm reception on its premiere, Smetana did not abandon the work.

Despite his attempting to implicate Browning, Sargent was convicted of murder at Chelmsford Crown Court the following year.

Despite these small reforms, the 18th century ended with continuous and unrestrained attacks on the Court.

Despite these reforms, it was still possible for Charles Dickens, writing in 1852 in the preface to his novel Bleak House, to bemoan the inefficiencies of the Court of Chancery.

Despite what is normally assumed by academics, it was not just the common law courts that could grant damages under these statutes ; the Exchequer of Pleas and Court of Chancery both had the right to do so.

Despite this apparent conflict of interest, Black lobbied the Court for a per curiam denial of the petition.

Despite the ministers ' rights being upheld by the General Court and the parish admonished, they had each chosen to leave.

Despite lacking the sacred treasures, Prince Yutahito was enthroned as emperor, beginning the Northern Court.