statute
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A spokesperson for the agency later added that state statute does not allow them to deny a private school application, but they won’t process an incomplete application — notably one without the proper inspections.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
The response from Williamson’s team states that the statute of limitations has expired on each cause of action.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
The same month, California Attorney General Rob Bonta penalized a private equity-backed dental business for violating the recently enacted statute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Even if Johnson had defied a federal statute, they argued, it was merely to allow the Supreme Court to decide its constitutionality.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
As a matter of fact this might violate a federal statute; he tried to remember the relevant law, found he could not.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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For decades, presidents and Congress have pursued climate policy through federal statutes, diplomacy and international agreements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
If you look at the terms of these old statutes, for years the court was reading them literally and saying: You’ve got a lot of space here.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Chemerinsky said in a statement that the school “scrupulously complies with Proposition 209, federal statutes, and the United States Constitution.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
The case spawned in Nevada, of all places, as the local Gaming Control Board sent a cease-and-desist letter notifying Kalshi that it was violating Nevada statutes and gaming regulations.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
At the time, statutes governing electronic surveillance were nebulous, and Burns was an avid user of a Dictograph—a primitive listening device that could be concealed in anything from a clock to a chandelier.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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