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a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature
a new antilittering statute
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Recent Examples of statutes
Uthmeier wrote the opinion in response to a question from Senator Clay Yarborough about whether existing Florida statutes require a school district to accommodate such requests.
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Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
The statutes underneath it, ECOA aside, do not.
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Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Requests for comment by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources on waterway statutes were not returned.
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Gregory Harutunian,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
In fact, a new class-action lawsuit was filed in California against the NCAA, College Sports Commission and power conferences claiming the NIL clearinghouse violates state statutes and federal laws.
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Payton Titus,
Louisville Courier Journal,
11 June 2026
Those policies, their attorneys argue, violate state laws in California that prohibit restrictions on NIL rights, as well as federal antitrust statutes.
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Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
Twice in the past 10 years, the city has sued the motel’s owner under nuisance abatement statutes.
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Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
The settlement doesn’t extinguish potential claims under other areas of law, including Title IX, labor and employment laws, or state NIL and right of publicity statutes.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 June 2026
This pyramid structure quickly became the norm for soccer around the world and enshrined in FIFA statutes.
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Kirk Bowman,
The Conversation,
9 June 2026
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
The statutes underneath it, ECOA aside, do not.
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Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Requests for comment by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources on waterway statutes were not returned.
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Gregory Harutunian,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
In fact, a new class-action lawsuit was filed in California against the NCAA, College Sports Commission and power conferences claiming the NIL clearinghouse violates state statutes and federal laws.
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Payton Titus,
Louisville Courier Journal,
11 June 2026
Those policies, their attorneys argue, violate state laws in California that prohibit restrictions on NIL rights, as well as federal antitrust statutes.
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Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
Twice in the past 10 years, the city has sued the motel’s owner under nuisance abatement statutes.
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Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
The settlement doesn’t extinguish potential claims under other areas of law, including Title IX, labor and employment laws, or state NIL and right of publicity statutes.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 June 2026
This pyramid structure quickly became the norm for soccer around the world and enshrined in FIFA statutes.
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Kirk Bowman,
The Conversation,
9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for statutes
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These laws apply to the jurisdiction where the bet is placed -- one of the reasons why each bettor’s mobile device must be GPS-located before a wager is placed.
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In ordering Anthropic to obtain US approval for foreign nationals to use its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick expanded the boundaries of laws governing transfers of sensitive technology to target the mere usage of cutting-edge AI models.
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Mills and Morand also highlighted more subtle acts of resistance.
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At Arista, Davis continued to work with culture-defining artists, signing acts including the Grateful Dead, Lou Reed, Patti Smith, and Annie Lennox.
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Chula Vista, Coronado, Poway, San Marcos and Santee adopted ordinances last year to prohibit e-bikes for children younger than 12, and a pilot program under Assembly Bill 2234 beefed up e-bike laws.
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Other capital region law enforcement agencies have also taken steps to address the increase in incidents involving electric bikes and motorcycles, issuing citations or adopting local ordinances governing their use.
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If the plant moves forward to the construction stage, the expenditures will not be recovered through local electric utility customer rates or consumer bills.
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None of those bills advanced, and the LGBTQ+ community received no additional resources to protect and defend itself.
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There is the willful weakness of Congress, the overblown power of the Supreme Court and the improbability of new Constitutional amendments.
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When the packet goes before delegates, people can call to make amendments.
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“Statutes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statutes. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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