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“It’s finally in black and white, legislated, that adults cannot buy children for sex.”

The legal rights and “personhood” of chimpanzees, in particular, are regularly raised and here and there legislated.

New Zealand’s Climate Change Commission, which advises the government on policies to achieve legislated emissions targets, will also see cuts, as will several energy-efficiency and decarbonization measures.

Rep. David Schweikert, a Republican, said the court “legislated from the bench.”

In the absence of legislated solutions, it comes down to the diners.