unconstitutional action

基本解釋

Procedural Posture: Dolan brought an action against the city claiming that the conditional grant of a portion of her land in return for approval of her building permit was an unconstitutional taking.
程序：杜倫起訴稱城市要求以其土地一部分作爲(wèi)捐贈(zèng)後，才批準(zhǔn)其請(qǐng)求是違憲取得。

To appreciate the danger of bypassing the checks and balances of our constitution, consider a sampling of the types of actions performed under executive order: 110, 000 Japanese forcibly interned during WWII (FDR), steel mills seized (Truman, later challenged and found unconstitutional in the Supreme Court), affirmative action programs instituted (beginning with Kennedy and expanded by later presidents), price controls imposed (Nixon), and faith-based initiatives established (GW Bush).
FORBES: We Must Stop Treating the President As Our Savior