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Recent Examples of blue law
Paramus officials contend that blue laws are only effective when a county chooses to obey them through a citizen referendum.
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
New Jersey’s blue laws initially were far stricter and enforced statewide.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2025
Connecticut has historically followed what are known as blue laws, which restrict or prohibit certain activities on Sundays.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025
Colby told her followers that the poster was specifically made for racier venues during a time in history when there was a lot of back-and-forth on blue laws or moral codes.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Banning alcohol sales on Sunday dates back to Prohibition-era blue laws in which religious groups sought to reserve the day for worship.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Aug. 2024
New Jersey has a strong history of upholding its blue laws, but coastal protection has been at the forefront in recent years.
—Sarah Pulliam Bailey, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Saleen Martin, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
New Jersey’s blue laws initially were far stricter and enforced statewide.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2025
Connecticut has historically followed what are known as blue laws, which restrict or prohibit certain activities on Sundays.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025
Colby told her followers that the poster was specifically made for racier venues during a time in history when there was a lot of back-and-forth on blue laws or moral codes.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Banning alcohol sales on Sunday dates back to Prohibition-era blue laws in which religious groups sought to reserve the day for worship.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Aug. 2024
New Jersey has a strong history of upholding its blue laws, but coastal protection has been at the forefront in recent years.
—Sarah Pulliam Bailey, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue law
Noun
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Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmettiopined last year that the statute does not mean commissioners must be certified to teach in Tennessee schools.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Sep. 2025
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The right to an open forum time in board meetings and membership meetings comes from California Civil Code Section 4925(b), but the statute does not say when that time must be provided.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Within days, regulators determined the hospital had violated federal law.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
22 Sep. 2025
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Trump is set to sign an executive order later this week stating that the deal constitutes a qualified divestiture as required by the ban-or-sale law that passed last year, the official said.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Louisville lawmakers have passed an ordinance that ends permit requirements for some protests — an effort led by a Republican council member who has in the past called out Mayor Craig Greenberg's administration for not enforcing the city's permitting rules.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Sep. 2025
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These laws apply to all buildings three stories or higher—coastal and inland—unless city or county ordinances impose even stricter standards.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Officers James Sribniak and Jack Currie are facing assault and common law offenses.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Among the changes are that plan administrators can now aggregate wages from certain separate common law employers when determining if a participant must use the Roth option.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ahn Young-joon / AP Tattoo artists welcomed the act’s passage after spending years fighting to end the ban.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
26 Sep. 2025
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In 1972, a young student is profoundly changed by the simple act of observing and connecting with a geranium.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This marks one of the first cases a person is facing a first-degree felony for retail theft since the recent enactment of Florida HB 549 in October, which increased penalties for theft.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Mia Rivera puts her cellphone away before the start of class on August 15 at Doss High School in Louisville, Kentucky, where district officials say students are turning to books following the enactment of a statewide K-12 ban.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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By season 1's conclusion, Fisk has taken over the city's government as mayor, locked away any potential threats to his power in a secret prison, installed his own shadow force of corrupt cops to exact his will, outlawed vigilanteism, and declared martial law.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Sep. 2025
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Lee took power in South Korea on June 4 following snap elections called in response to the impeachment of his predecessor Yoon Suk Yeol, whose December declaration of martial law plunged the East Asian nation of 50 million into political crisis.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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Jax sends Lewis off with a settlement release form for Toni to sign, and a few ground rules, which include hourly texts with updates and a phone call throughout the night.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2025
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Publishing income sharing agreements exist among major acts in the music business, and platinum-level acts such as U2 and the Red Hot Chili Peppers built their careers by establishing royalty-sharing ground rules at an early stage, thereby avoiding costly litigation and personal conflict later on.—
Mike Alleyne,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Blue law.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue%20law. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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