in this news release, when congress created a new version of the law in response to a supreme court ruling, it was attempting to avoid

It was attempting to avoid judicial review. When Congress creates a new version of a law in response to a Supreme Court ruling, the typical goal in this kind of civics-style question is to write the statute in a way that will not be struck down again by the courts, i.e., to avoid having it invalidated through judicial review. Practice questions built around this wording explicitly pair that sentence with “judicial review” as the correct answer choice.

In plain terms: Congress rewrites the law so it can keep pursuing its policy goals while trying not to run afoul of the Supreme Court’s power to review and overturn laws.

Answer: judicial review.