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
Maguire explained that the "statute of limitations is not referenced" in the Premier League's traditional handbook, though that could be subject to a legal challenge from City.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Reiner argues the statute doesn’t apply because he hasn’t been convicted, and the money he seeks was owed on his 30th birthday, in September 2023, before his parents were killed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
“The appraisal statute never was intended to allow opportunistic funds, like Defendants here, to acquire shares after a merger was announced and pursue windfall profits,” the filing said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Ms. Gievers suggested that we file individual lawsuits on my behalf soon because of statute of limitations laws.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
For decades, presidents and Congress have pursued climate policy through federal statutes, diplomacy and international agreements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The next thing I think you start seeing is the court becoming interested in, despite its professed adherence to textualism, reading these statutes with an eyebrow raised.
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
It would require three-quarters of the members - 159 votes - to pass the motion through a change of Fifa statutes, which is considered unrealistic.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 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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