restrain
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He cited a longstanding law that prohibits suits against the government that seek to restrain or block tax collection and assessment.
Rep. Matt Gaetz said last week that “nobody was forced or restrained or otherwise threatened to continue participating.”
Nevada gambling regulators last week won a temporary restraining order to prevent Kalshi from offering event-based contracts related to sports, elections and entertainment.
For more than a year, the owners of other major league teams have telegraphed their desire to restrain all that spending, preferably through a salary cap.
From Los Angeles Times
But a temporary restraining order issued Wednesday by a Michigan judge ordered the supplier to resume shipments.
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