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Fred Sutton, with the California Apartment Assn., said he was concerned that, by requiring every room to be at a certain temperature, landlords could be penalized if just one room got too hot.

Many of those companies are now being penalized by the same president who pushed them during his first term to diversify their supply chains away from China and into other countries.

He added that increasing tariffs wouldn’t bolster domestic cheesemakers so much as penalize Americans already willing to spend a little more for something distinct.

To penalize “foreign-made” films is to punish Americans too — artists, producers and distributors who thrive on collaboration.

The high court answered in June 2024: Laws penalizing homeless people for sleeping or pitching tents in public spaces do not constitute cruel and unusual punishment.