This situation is not unique to New York and London indeed, most cities similarly have a constrained capacity to act, limited by state or national laws or rules specifically designed to rein in the energy policymaking powers of local authorities.
In 1910, Congress passed an act limiting the heights of buildings in the capital.
There are numerous conflicts with Dicey's theory: the Parliament Acts limiting the influence of the House of Lords; the European Communities Act incorporating the "community treaties"; arguably even the Human Rights Act.
Senator Paul Wellstone, Democrat of Minnesota, and Representative John Conyers, Democrat of Michigan, will introduce similar bills to amend the Clayton Antitrust Act, limiting though not revoking the exemption baseball has had since 1922.
The following year, he appointed the Bowles-Simpson Commission, which came forward with a profoundly anti-government budget balancing act, limiting government expenditures significantly.
The plot, if you can find one in this maze of metal and macho weaponry directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, is that with the rising fear of superheroes the government forms Anti-Hero Registration Act limiting superheroes actions.
The act limits rent increases on buildings built before 1974.
The act limits debate on the budget to 50 hours, but not the number of amendments.
The Voting Rights Act limits how districts can be drawn in many states.
The act limits the amount of land that foreigners can own, on the entire island, to 2,000 acres.
