decrees
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As antitrust chief, he moved in 2019 to scrap a series of 70-year-old settlements, known as the Paramount Decrees, that restricted how movie studios were allowed to distribute films through movie theaters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
The government sued, forcing permanent separation of production and exhibition — allowing content and independent theaters to thrive under what is known, as it happens, as the Paramount Decrees.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025
Decrees excusing certain individuals from Mass are generally issued on much smaller scales, giving certain congregants a pass because of issues like illness or natural disasters, Hoover said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2025
Decrees over the last two years have enabled Mr. Abbas’s office to wield more influence over the courts, according to Palestinian legal professionals.
From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2021
Decrees in admiralty, bankruptcy and equity, in the federal courts, are the subjects of an appeal; judgments in actions at law, of a writ of error.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various
