statute
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Heyman repeatedly refused to specify what crime may have been committed, and under what statute the investigation had been launched.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner told the BBC that the case may have exceeded the 10-year statute of limitations, giving the motion to dismiss the charges "a very good chance of being granted".
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
On Dec. 23, the Justices adopted a celebrated Georgetown scholar’s academic reading of the statute, saying it only allowed the president to commandeer national guard troops if the situation had already outmatched the standing army.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
The Youngs were charged with healthcare fraud and violating an anti-kickback statute, according to federal prosecutors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Between the passage of Alabama's new death penalty statute in 1975 and the end of 1988, there had been only three executions in Alabama.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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The Legislature’s final bill report also specifies that “various pension statutes are modified to specify that pension income is not exempt from the law.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
“Courts generally interpret identical language in related statutes to have the same meaning,” they write.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
A child protection bill was introduced in 2021 amending multiple statutes with the stated aim of cracking down on paedophilia.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
At that point Ceferin, who was initially elected in 2016, was embroiled in a row over Uefa changing its statutes to allow him to serve for a fourth term.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
It wasn't until 1967 that the United States Supreme Court finally struck down anti-miscegenation statutes in Loving v.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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