Sentence examples for active statute from inspiring English sources

In an unintentional tribute to former Tennessee Governor Austin Peay, Governor Haslam allowed it to become law, expressing his skepticism that "it accomplishes anything... .. (When he signed the 1925 anti-evolution Butler Act into law, Tennessee Governor Peay stressed his doubt that it would be an active statute. The Scopes Monkey Trial began 111 days later).

She said the only situation in which he would lose his rank and pension is if the Army were to decide to court-martial him for his behavior as a retiree or for some misstep while he was on active duty whose statute of limitations has not yet run out, or if the Army decided to review his rank based on misconduct during his years in uniform.

#Congress authorized such activity by statute.

There was active discussion about the statute of limitations because they did not want any more victims coming forward and suing".

Here, as in his previous book, "Active Liberty" (2005), Breyer places emphasis on statutes and constitutional provisions, the real-world consequences of judicial decisions and the need to apply the Constitution's basic values to changing circumstances.

Chemicals identified for testing under the two statutes include all pesticide chemicals (both active and inert ingredients in pesticide formulations), as well as any other substances that may have an effect that is cumulative with effects of a pesticide if the administrator determines that a substantial population is exposed to such a substance.

To fill this enforcement role, federal prosecutors during the last decade began to assume a much more active and creative role in attempting to use federal statutes to attack corruption at the state and local level.

(That suit was later dismissed because it fell outside the statute of limitations, and Whiteley was removed from active ministry in light of what a diocesan spokesman calls credible accusations against him).

Justice Ginsburg, who joined the court after its last abortion ruling, took a very active role in the argument and made explicit her view of the statute's unconstitutionality.

A New York Police Department source told me there is no active investigation because there have been no allegations that would fall within the statute of limitations.

I've also been active on working to change the laws, now in three states, to eliminate the statute of limitations for the criminal prosecution of rape and sexual assault.