Sentence examples for deciding laws from inspiring English sources

Recall the publicity condition discussed earlier: A feature of a well-ordered society is that its regulative principles of justice are publicly known and appealed to as a basis for deciding laws and justifying basic institutions.

He initially studied journalism at the University of Accra before deciding law would be a better way to tackle rampant corruption – eventually leaving with degrees in both law and journalism.

Polls shouldn't decide laws: MPs are representatives not slaves to public opinion on, say, punishment or migration.

I am not the one to decide, laws won't work," she said.

The Daily Mail said in an editorial: "If liberty is to mean anything, it must include the freedom to mock, offend or question the beliefs of others, within the limits of democratically decided law.

In these areas, the Council or Parliament decide law alone.

The Justices decide law, not their own personal, political preferences -- as conservative commentators so correctly remind us.

She opposed bans on flag burning and hate speech, and tried to come up with a framework for deciding when laws unconstitutionally suppress protected speech.

He said there had to be a "fair and balanced" settlement with English MPs deciding on laws applying to England.

It also bolstered the perception that Kennedy was deciding the law based on his own philosophical views.

In February, the Obama administration announced it would no longer defend DOMA in court, after deciding the law was unconstitutional.