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CA4: Circumstances were not so coecive to nullify consent
Consent that defendant contended was a result of coercive circumstances was rejected. On the totality, it was still consent...

Prop. 8 sponsors seek to nullify 18K ?gay marriages?
The AP reports: #8220;The sponsors of Proposition 8 asked the California Supreme Court on Friday to nullify the marriages of the estimated 18,000 same-sex couples who exchanged vows before voters approved the ballot initiative that outlawed gay unions ...

NH- Sex offender wants Franklin to nullify residency restriction
3-20-2009 New Hampshire:The man challenging the city's sex offender residence restriction ordinance has asked a judge to suspend its enforcement pending the results of his case...

After acquired information may nullify a stop at that point, but not retroactively if there is cause
After acquired information may nullify probable cause for an arrest tor continued detention, but the question is what the officers knew at the beginning as to the legality of the stop...

Congress Pushes to Nullify Medical Device Decision
Congressional lawmakers are expected to introduce legislation that would override the 2008 Supreme Court decision that protects medical device makers from lawsuits...

A remarkable (failed) judicial effort to nullify a mandatory minimum sentence
A per curiam decision today from the Eleventh Circuit in US v. Castaing-Sosa, No. 07-15490 (11th Cir. June 19, 2008) (available here), is remarkable for many reasons...