unenforceable
adjective
un·en·force·able
ˌən-in-ˈfȯr-sə-bəl 
-en-
: unable to be enforced : not enforceable
an unenforceable law/contract
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In some cases, court rulings have rendered state policies unenforceable — a federal judge struck down a Wisconsin policy excluding gender-affirming care from Medicaid coverage in 2019, and another blocked a similar policy in Florida in 2023.
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Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 23 May 2025
There are several reasons for Utah’s preference for vape products, one being that smoking as a delivery form is prohibited under Utah’s medical cannabis system—an unenforceable rule with flower available.
—Benjamin Adams, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Numerous state legislatures, heavily lobbied by commercial industries, have preempted or challenged Rights of Nature laws, rendering them null, void, and wholly unenforceable.
—India Nye Wenner, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
Poe's lawsuit seeks a ruling that finds the two laws unconstitutional and unenforceable.
—Daniella Silva, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 23 May 2025
There are several reasons for Utah’s preference for vape products, one being that smoking as a delivery form is prohibited under Utah’s medical cannabis system—an unenforceable rule with flower available.
—Benjamin Adams, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Numerous state legislatures, heavily lobbied by commercial industries, have preempted or challenged Rights of Nature laws, rendering them null, void, and wholly unenforceable.
—India Nye Wenner, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
Poe's lawsuit seeks a ruling that finds the two laws unconstitutional and unenforceable.
—Daniella Silva, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Unenforceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unenforceable. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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