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[rool] / rul /








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At Tuesday’s oral argument, the liberal justices were very concerned about the consequences of creating a special rule that allows religious groups to be broadly exempt from antidiscrimination laws.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

Back then, public figure stuff was the rule.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Hungary was under one-party communist rule between 1949 and 1989 that repressed dissent.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

But the rule is in place for safety reasons, for example in case anyone has run over debris and damaged their tyres.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

The only rule was: you had to pick something you genuinely wanted to read, even if there was something else you had to read for school later.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

During her campaign, she promised a moratorium until state legislators set new rules about data-center construction.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

All the old rules were thrown out the window.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

"We will not change our enforcement of our digital rules, and we don't expect changes on such issues with the White House," an EU official told AFP.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

But my mother’s lesson transcended the rules of fashion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Red had explained to me that rules are rules and the magic binds you to those rules.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

"Well, we've made clear: We haven't ruled anything in," he told CNN in August.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

And the libertarian ACT party -- led by former "Dancing With The Stars" contestant David Seymour -- forms the third pillar of the right-wing alliance that has ruled New Zealand since 2023.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

On Friday, after the 9th Circuit had ruled for California in the ballot claw-back case, U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

A new theoretical study suggests that this extraordinary possibility may not be entirely ruled out by physics, although the conditions required would be extreme.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

Now, no matter how the Supreme Court ruled, the entire Pentagon Papers would be in the Congressional Record, available to anyone.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

The decision reverses a lower court’s ruling that said the surcharge unlawfully put the burden on homeowners to prove their residency status when city officials should have verified that information themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

The decision reverses a lower-court ruling that ordered the city to redo its implementation of the tax on second homes valued at $5 million or more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Social media reactions were mixed, with some users welcoming the ruling, while others questioned its significance, describing it as ironic or a distraction from more pressing issues.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

The ICJ has already made one ruling in this case, ordering Myanmar in 2020 to "take all measures within its power to prevent the commission of all acts" described by the Genocide Convention.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Later that day, on the other side of First Street, the Supreme Court announced a 6–3 ruling in favor of the New York Times and the Washington Post.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin


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