The phrase "applied to states" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing laws, policies, or principles that are relevant or relevantly implemented in relation to states.
Example: "The new environmental regulations are applied to states to ensure compliance with national standards."
Alternatives: "pertaining to states" or "relevant to states".
Much had changed since the exclusionary rule was applied to states in 1961, Justice Scalia wrote.
In recent years, the phrase has been applied to states like Libya, Iran, Iraq, Serbia, Sudan, Syria and North Korea that supported or condoned the presence of terrorists.
And unlike "terrorism," "terror" can be applied to states as well as to insurgent groups, as in the President's frequent references to Saddam Hussein's "terror regime".
Which states does it apply to, and how was that list determined? A. Section 5 at first applied to states and localities that met two criteria.
Applying that test, we conclude that the courts below did not err in determining that the Government failed to demonstrate, at the preliminary injunction stage, a compelling interest in barring the UDV's sacramental use of hoasca. 1 As originally enacted, RFRA applied to States as well as the Federal Government.
The proposed modeling approach is applied to states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah) in the southwestern U.S., where conditional forecasts of climate-change variables are evaluated against recent (2012) observations, evaluated at a future time period (2030), and evaluated as future trends (2009 2059).
"This is McLaren standards applied to state-of-the-art vehicle manufacture".
They have applied to state officials for permission to begin testing the safety and efficacy of their abortion pill.
"All proceeds from this event will be applied to state election campaigning," an invitation for the 26 August event said.
The eighth amendment's prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment was applied to state action in 1962...
In 2010, for instance, the court held that the Second Amendment applied to state and local government laws on gun control.
