statute
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For now, America operates a de facto frontier-AI licensing regime with no statute, published standard or appeal process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
The judges argued that under the current federal statute, “a defendant may be convicted ... based on an accidental killing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
On Tuesday, Downing Street said the government wants the law to be on the statute book by April next year, in time for the next anniversary.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
That authority is, oddly enough, not currently enshrined in statute.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
It was a proposal to extend the statute of limitations on environmental crimes.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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Countries that have laws to combat forced labor were given a 10% tariff; those without such statutes got 12.5%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
This is despite the fact that “domicile” does not appear in the 14th Amendment or the subsequent statutes.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026
Maybe you think other statutes, like the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, or removal protections for the Federal Reserve, are just as important to amend.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
“The president really only has authority through federal statutes that have already been passed,” Hasen said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Professor Dash asked me whether I took any encouragement from the government’s stated intention of repealing die mixed-marriage laws and certain other apartheid statutes.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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