Sentence examples for on a statute from inspiring English sources

But they explicitly reserved judgment on a statute narrowly tailored to crush videos.

It would be modeled closely on a statute in Oregon, the only state where the movement has been successful.

The case against Ríos Montt and Rodrigo Sanchez is based on a statute adapted from the 1948 convention on genocide, to which Guatemala is a party.

That example turns on a statute that provided for an increased jail term if a firearm was used in the commission of a crime.

An unusual coalition of groups has come together to criticize the federal government's increasing reliance on a statute that is commonly used but little understood: honest-services fraud.

The Rhodian Sea Law was based on a statute in the Digest of the Code of Justinian commissioned in the 6th century and on maritime customary law originating on Rhodes in ancient times.

Now, however, the court's decisions are likely to be the last word, not the first word, on what a statute means".

(Who gets the last word on whether a statute is unconstitutional is something Americans have long debated and probably will always debate).

Although disappointing, our finding points to a need for focused intervention training of teachers and adults on campus, a statute not found in many state anti-bullying laws.

Come on, is there a statute of limitations on this?" He added: "Listen, the party we had, that wasn't his party; that was our party.

Maybe the larger question we should be asking is why on earth is there a statute of limitations on rape anyway?