Sentence examples for core provisions of from inspiring English sources

BALTIMORE — LAST week's Supreme Court decision to strike down the core provisions of the Defense of Marriage Act is a stride toward greater equality in the United States.

The second decision was considerably more equivocal as the splintered court grappled with the ambiguously worded core provisions of the 1996 law, the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act.

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the core provisions of both statutes, including the requirements that existing assault weapons be registered with the state and the ban on the sale, transport or possession of non-registered assault weapons.

Given the supreme court's reasoning, it was not difficult for Monday's opinion, written by Judge José A Cabranes, to find the core provisions of the New York and Connecticut laws constitutional.

"These are textbook violations of core provisions of the city's ethics law," said Joan R. Salzman, the board's chief of enforcement, who said the fine is the fifth largest in the board's 10-year history.

It should have no bearing on whether the core provisions of the Affordable Care Act — notably the opening of health care exchanges and subsidized coverage for people on modest incomes — take effect on Jan . 1 2014, as scheduled.

Assuring whistle-blowers' anonymity is a core provision of federal laws protecting them.

The core provision of a zero deforestation policy is to identify and protect so-called "high carbon stock" areas.

In June the Supreme Court struck down a core provision of the Voting Rights Act, taking note of changing demographics.

He has questioned government attempts, including a core provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, to address discrimination in the private sector.

Questions put by conservative justices in the US supreme court have raised serious doubts about whether they will uphold a core provision of President Barack Obama's healthcare reforms.