Examples of against the law in a Sentence
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What was in the Supreme Court's decision The ruling will hold while lawsuits against the law proceed through the lower courts, although the two transgender teens who sued to challenge the law will still be able to obtain care.
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CBS News, 16 Apr. 2024
The game is not against the law but could result in disorderly conduct charges, according to police.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024
Another employee, the suit said, took it further and told her using the girls’ bathroom was against the law.
—Heather Hollingsworth, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
Now those policies are cited in a new discrimination suit against the law school, alleging antisemitism.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2023
Email subject lines need to be dead honest because a misleading one is not just poor business etiquette, but also against the law in some countries.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
A number of high-profile Democrats who are immigrants themselves have spoken out against the law, expressing fear that they and others will be racially profiled if S.B. 4 is enforced.
—Patrick Svitek, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
The oil industry, through the California Independent Petroleum Association, pushed back against the law, successfully waging a petition campaign to subject the law to a voter referendum this November.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024
Some have leveled criticism against the law for not including any protections for transgender people.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2024
CBS News, 16 Apr. 2024
The game is not against the law but could result in disorderly conduct charges, according to police.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024
Another employee, the suit said, took it further and told her using the girls’ bathroom was against the law.
—Heather Hollingsworth, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
Now those policies are cited in a new discrimination suit against the law school, alleging antisemitism.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2023
Email subject lines need to be dead honest because a misleading one is not just poor business etiquette, but also against the law in some countries.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
A number of high-profile Democrats who are immigrants themselves have spoken out against the law, expressing fear that they and others will be racially profiled if S.B. 4 is enforced.
—Patrick Svitek, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
The oil industry, through the California Independent Petroleum Association, pushed back against the law, successfully waging a petition campaign to subject the law to a voter referendum this November.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024
Some have leveled criticism against the law for not including any protections for transgender people.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2024
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