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heavy lift en · NOUN
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The handling and installation (on means of freight transport) of heavy items that are indivisible.
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(broadly, figuratively) A requirement that requires a lot of work to satisfy; high bar, tall order.
When a federal statute applies on its face to both private and state actors, a commandeering argument is a heavy lift—and petitioners have not pulled it off.
2023, Haaland v. Brackeen (U.S. Supreme Court No. 21-376), Justice Barrett (majority opinion)
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