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That demand followed a call by the mayor of Ithaca, Cornell’s hometown, for a moratorium on student-event permits due to the school’s “appalling response” to the allegations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Death sentences are usually commuted to life in prison in Sri Lanka due to a decades-old moratorium on executions.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Russia has placed a ban on its own diesel exports through the end of September and is widely expected to extend that moratorium.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

A moratorium can’t prevent students from using ChatGPT and its ilk on home devices, but it does reduce opportunities to show them how to use it wisely.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Abolitionists were becoming hopeful that more profound death penalty reform or possibly a moratorium might be achievable.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Anti-AI sentiment is becoming increasingly serious, and moratoria on data-center development in the U.S. are growing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

As a wave of data center opposition sweeps the country, numerous towns and counties across the U.S. have instituted temporary moratoria and other restrictions on the facilities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

"Similar eviction moratoria after a climate-related disaster, potentially as part of federal recovery aid and efforts, could provide valuable protection to renters in affected communities," says He.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 14, 2023

It’s unclear what exactly will happen after both eviction moratoria have lapsed.

From Slate ● Oct. 12, 2020

Thirdly: The most botched subject can secure from his prince letters of respite or moratoria; but who shall give them to the prince, unless he does it to himself?

From The Invisible Lodge by Jean Paul

New York state, where there have been five fires at battery sites since 2023, accounts for 74% of current moratoriums, followed by Washington state with 6% and California with 4%, according to Carina Energy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Monterey Park became the first city in the country in June to permanently ban data centers by a popular vote, and at least four other San Gabriel Valley cities have enacted moratoriums.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

New moratoriums rarely tend to address extant data center projects, as seen in Landover’s case, and are even fuzzier when it comes to future policy.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

Among them are the US and China, which have both established voluntary moratoriums against explosive nuclear testing.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

"All praise to the power of the war-time moratoriums," Farrel declared.

From The Pride of Palomar by Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne