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They gathered nearly 32,000 verified signatures to get "Initiative 86" on the ballot, which is more signatures than for a proposal to legalize cannabis approved in 2014.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Barstool was humming and Portnoy had his first Nantucket house when state legislatures began to legalize online gambling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

Supreme Court struck down the ban on sports betting, paving the way for states to legalize in-person and online betting.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026

Part of the rationale to legalize sports gambling was that professional athletes make so much money that they wouldn’t be tempted by bribes.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

In 1933 California agreed to legalize wagering on two conditions.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

A new California law legalizes the plug-in solar panels that are becoming popular in other states and in Europe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

June 26, 2015 United States Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage nationwide.

From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2024

The 100-page "family code" legalizes same-sex marriage and civil unions, allows same-sex couples to adopt children, and promotes equal sharing of domestic rights and responsibilities between men and women.

From Reuters ● Sep. 26, 2022

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed into law a bill that effectively legalizes the cryptocurrency sector in the country.

From The Verge ● Mar. 17, 2022

The act legalizes the deportation of people suspected of having “ties to terrorism.”

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

The film was released during a time when interracial marriage was not yet legalized nationwide.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Marriage equality was legalized in all 50 states by the Supreme Court 11 years ago in Obergefell v.

From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026

The state’s supremacy in the sports-betting space is also noteworthy because New York only legalized online sports wagering in 2022.

From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026

Despite initial controversy that super shoes were fundamentally changing the sport, the world governing body of running, World Athletics, eventually legalized them with only a few limitations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026

Nor can all that transpires in the wider culture—from Stonewall to Will & Grace to Brokeback Mountain to Glee to a U.S. president declaring his support for legalized gay marriage—change every mind in Levittown.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

Major investments in battery energy storage, as well as a new state law legalizing plug-in solar, should also help move the needle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Since the early 1970s, Steinem used her voice and influence to work toward legalizing safe abortions while championing survivors of rape and domestic violence and pushing for equal pay in the workplace.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026

Call me naive, but that’s what I thought most sports betting would look like after the Supreme Court struck down a law in 2018 that had prevented states from legalizing the practice.

From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026

It attempts to fill a $1.2 billion budget hole by legalizing gambling terminals for bars and restaurants and borrowing for the likes of retroactive pay raises for firefighters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025

Two men loudly discuss how Patel has been successful in legalizing their family members.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario