Sentence examples for consequential laws from inspiring English sources

After all, Mr. Obama inherited a perilous economy from his predecessor, and his party has passed a series of consequential laws, including a long-sought overhaul of health care and new regulations for Wall Street and credit cards.

Ironically, one of the most consequential laws Hastert helped shepherd though his chamber later proved to be his undoing: He helped pass the controversial 2001 USA Patriot Act, which increased the scope of cash reporting laws "to help trace funds used for terrorism".

There would be an immediate appeal, and given the upheaval that would be caused by such a consequential law being snuffed out, the appeals court would likely stay the ruling until the case could be resolved.

Not being paid promptly may feel like being the victim of a robbery, but the difference is consequential in the law.

Oddly, they did not include his most consequential accomplishment, the 1998 law that overhauls the nation's public housing system.

Through another lens, the term was a continuation of the Supreme Court's federalism revolution, arguably the most consequential development in constitutional law of the last decade.

Handed down by the court's conservative majority, the decision upends a 40-year-old precedent and will go down as one of the most consequential rulings on labor law in decades.

Yet the most rigorously objective methodology for ascertaining the meaning of the law is not sufficient to equip judges to discharge their duty--and numerous doctrines that cover wide, consequential areas of American law and life require them to abdicate that duty.

Hasen acknowledged that in certain circumstances the impact of tough voter ID laws can be consequential: Even if the effects of voter ID are small, they can still matter in razor-thin elections.

And, the disgrace of having Trump's unqualified son-in-law and daughter overseeing huge, consequential portfolios cries out for stronger anti-nepotism laws.

It was certainly the most consequential for women and the law.