In this task, you will be shown a sentence, and you should determine whether it is overruling or non-overruling. In law, an overruling sentence is a statement that nullifies a previous case decision as a precedent by a constitutionally valid statute or a decision by the same or higher ranking court which establishes a different rule on the point of law involved. Classify your answers into overruling or non-overruling

accordingly, we approve the decision of the district court below and disapprove those of the courts in chessler, mitchell, and williams, to the extent that they conflict with this ruling.
overruling

for example, in jaffee v. jaffee, the court correctly stated the principle ""that an alimony award may not be modified because of a 'change' in the circumstances of the parties which was contemplated and considered when the original judgment or agreement was entered.""
non-overruling

similarly, the published opinion of the court of civil appeals in metcalf v. oklahoma state board of licensure and supervision, 1992 ok civ app 174, 848 p.2d is also expressly disapproved to the extent that it might be construed to support the argument that district courts lack jurisdiction to hear appeals from a decision of the board denying an application for a medical license.

overruling