statute
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Reiner’s legal team has argued the statute doesn’t apply because he hasn’t been convicted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Find out about the statute of limitations for contesting a will and whether this one had a no-contest clause.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
The statute defines “videotape service provider” to include any person in the business of delivering “prerecorded video cassette tapes or similar audio visual materials.”
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026
Alfozan’s attorney said the allegations were “wholly out of character” and noted his client was charged only with violating a federal recording statute, not stealing trade secrets or acting as a foreign agent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Alabama's capital statute requires that any murder eligible for the death penalty be intentional, but it was clear that Herbert had no intent to kill the child.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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Johnson argues that in doing so, Congress did not eliminate district court jurisdiction over constitutional challenges to the statutes themselves.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
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
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
While these reforms were desperately needed, deinstitutionalization intersected with the spread of mass imprisonment policies—expanding criminal statutes and harsh sentencing—to disastrous effect.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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