The public has an expectation that officers are true to their oath, that they’re upholding the law, not breaking the law.
How Criminal Cops Often Avoid Jail|by Andrew Ford, Asbury Park Press|September 23, 2020|ProPublica
When Marshall began challenging segregation in the 1930s, the Supreme Court had rejected some forms of racial discrimination even though it had upheld segregation.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Helped Shape The Modern Era Of Women’s Rights – Even Before She Went On The Supreme Court|LGBTQ-Editor|September 21, 2020|No Straight News
This illiberal assault is putting inordinate pressure on the liberal international order and the institutions that uphold it, including the UN, NATO, the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization, and others.
Covid-19 and the geopolitics of American decline|Katie McLean|August 19, 2020|MIT Technology Review
It also said that survey measures might underestimate the American public’s commitment to upholding democratic norms, when in fact, they might overestimate them.
What Happened In Portland Shows Just How Fragile Our Democracy Is|Maggie Koerth (maggie.koerth-baker@fivethirtyeight.com)|August 5, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Similar procedural failures have plagued other administration efforts to abruptly and unilaterally change longstanding immigration controls anchored in existing law and upheld by the courts.
Court Decision on Asylum Seekers Resonates with Washington Area Latinos|Truthbetold|July 7, 2020|TruthBeTold.news
A few days later, Bush replied, “We will uphold the law in Florida.”
Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And yet, ultimately, the Supreme Court holds the power to uphold or undo what it has taken him years to accomplish.
From POTUS to SCOTUS: Obama’s Big Move?|Keli Goff|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Meese, with the tacit acquiescence of other top officials, had laid out a version of events all were expected to uphold.
How the Reagan White House Bungled Its Response to Iran-Contra Revelations|Malcolm Byrne|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“It also comes with a bit of pressure to uphold that look,” he laughs.
Nick Jonas Is All Grown Up, Clutching His Penis and Everything|Kevin Fallon|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Earlier this week she pleaded with ISIS to uphold the verdict of a makeshift Sharia court, which ruled that he was not a spy.
ISIS Beheads British Aid Worker Alan Henning|Nico Hines|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He reassured his people by swearing to uphold the Evangelical Church.
A German Pompadour|Marie Hay
It is a noble effort to uphold the right, or what he thought to be the right, without fear of contempt or unpopularity.
The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 (of 2)|Harry Furniss
He claimed the fair Aim-sa to himself, and was ready to uphold his claim so long as he had life.
In the Brooding Wild|Ridgwell Cullum
And you on whom the State depends—you who alone can uphold her liberty—you are the first they will try to destroy!
A Modern Mercenary|Kate Prichard and Hesketh Vernon Hesketh-Prichard
I think it was sent to show me what it is I am entering on; to uphold me through the darksome valley of the shadow of death.
Johnny Ludlow, Fifth Series|Mrs. Henry Wood
British Dictionary definitions for uphold
uphold
/ (ʌpˈhəʊld) /
verb-holds, -holdingor-held(tr)
to maintain, affirm, or defend against opposition or challenge
vindicate, confirm, defend, advocate, encourage, endorse, promote, justify, hold to, stand by, side with, bolster, champion, raise, buttress, hoist, brace, assist, countenance, back