Sentence examples for broad laws from inspiring English sources

That makes pay singularly ill-suited to broad laws banning this or mandating that.

HRW found the government deployed "overly broad laws" to crack down on political dissent.

They add that the authorities could use these broad laws to suppress the freedom of the press, particularly online.

The Egyptian authorities should repeal broad laws that make criminal prosecutions for spreading so-called false news possible".

Twelve states and the District of Columbia have broad laws prohibiting discrimination based on gender expression or identity, according to gay and transgender rights groups.

These broad laws, argues Mr. Pyle's lawyer, Kathryn A. Stebner, creates special protections for the elderly, even if they are not specifically spelled out.

The city's unusually broad law may not survive Supreme Court muster.

An overly broad law could mean many nonviolent people being wrongly suspected, the report said.

"It is a very broad law in terms of the availability of the defendant to try to take advantage of this law.

Opponents of the bill spoke strongly against it; several members derided it as an overly broad law that would infringe on individual liberties.

Some have asked the Department of Justice to consider a probe under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, a broad law that targets bribes paid anywhere in the world.