Sentence examples for amendment and legislation from inspiring English sources

By the 1930s Holmes's opinion had become the prevailing interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment, and legislation such as maximum-hours laws was held to be constitutional.

If the political realm continues to expand, Americans like the owners of Hobby Lobby will be forced to increasingly call upon the First Amendment and legislation like RFRA to protect their religious liberty.

But the governor is also proposing constitutional amendments and legislation to cap property taxes and spending at the local, county and school-district level.

Stevenson opposed almost every effort to expand blacks' rights beyond the minimums assured by federal amendments and legislation.

Under the leadership of Attorney General Francis Biddle, the Civil Rights Section invoked the constitutional amendments and legislation of the Reconstruction Era as the basis for its actions.

They bought it with special favors and inside information for those who can return the gesture in amendments and legislation and earmarks.

Shortly after the oral arguments began, there was an extended discussion about whether the constitutional amendments and legislation prohibiting same-sex marriage (all enacted after the Goodrich case in Massachusetts), had the purpose of demeaning gay people.

It calls for a "human life amendment" and for legislation "to make clear that the Fourteenth Amendment's protections apply to unborn children".

Its announcement followed the passage into law of the Lacey Act amendment, and similar legislation had already been introduced in the British Parliament and was being considered by the European Union.

Senator Specter did so because of his longstanding judgment that constitutional amendments, nominations and legislation should not be bottled up in committee the way Southern senators used to do to defeat civil rights legislation.

A spokesman for retired military service members, Gen. Ali Habashneh, said, "Awn Khasawneh is known for his integrity, and has no corruption issues in his past like the rest, and more importantly, he has very high legal capabilities, which is essential now in this phase of constitutional amendments, laws and legislation which will define the future of Jordan".