amendment
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Suk’s scholarship focuses on the processes of constitutional amendment and reform and the feminist constitutional movements.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Congress approved a constitutional amendment Wednesday abolishing Brazil's six-day working week, a flagship Lula campaign promise that will give employees two paid days off without cutting their wages.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
If the amendment passes, local governments would still be getting more property-tax revenue compared to pre-pandemic years, he has said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
The families, who first filed the lawsuit in 2002, spent several years lobbying US Congress to pass an amendment to the foreign sovereign immunity law to allow the case to go ahead.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
After Congress failed to pass the amendment, Alice Paul turned up the heat on her campaign and changed her tactics yet again.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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The human study protocol, all amendments, and the informed consent form received approval from the Institutional Review Boards at the participating sites.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
Voters in more than a dozen states are considering tax-related amendments in November.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Givan has now proposed amendments which would give him the power to delay implementation.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
The Charter Reform Commission’s recommendations have been boiled down to six charter amendments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the Constitution, is ratified, or approved, by the states in December.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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