Sentence examples for courts permitted from inspiring English sources

From the 1960's on, a handful of courts permitted transsexuals to change their names.

A full legal family relationship could only arise if the courts permitted the adoption of such a child by the spouses.

"I hope with the perspective of time the issue will be investigated -- how the state of Israel and the courts permitted the holding of hostages".

At least from the 1970s, and perhaps earlier, the federal appellate courts permitted mail fraud prosecutions of public officials deprive the public of their intangible right to honest services.

By contrast, ordinary American military courts permit appeals to a civilian federal appeals court, independent of the executive branch.

Officers are taught to use all the tricks and lies that courts permit within the scope of the Fifth Amendment's shield against self-incrimination.

Even if the courts permit it to drill off Alaska, it is likely to be disrupted by environmental protesters, as Cairn was off Greenland.

The age of consent in Turkey is 18, although courts permit civil marriages for people as young as 16.

Anti-drug efforts have shredded the 4th amendment to the US constitution on search and seizure, with the courts permitting ever-more-intrusive police activities against those suspected of carrying or selling drugs.

But in 1985, a federal appeals court permitted the fund to keep its name.

The court permitted a four-hour labor protest, which was staged by some workers.