Sentence examples for state law making from inspiring English sources

In doing so he fell foul of a new state law making the "ballot selfie" a crime.

She pushed successfully for a state law making kindergarten mandatory for 5-year-olds — giving thousands of poor and minority children a better start on their educations.

To the delight of his supporters at the Mario Lanza Sons of Italy lodge, he even helped push through a state law making Columbus Day an official holiday.

Justice Antonin Scalia, dissenting in 2003 in Lawrence v. Texas, said the majority's decision striking down a state law making gay sex a crime would start a march toward the legalization of same-sex marriage.

As a new state law making electronics manufacturers responsible for offering free recycling programs takes effect, many residents of New York City are likely to continue relying on so-called collection events to get rid of their e-waste.

He cited the somewhat muddy Supreme Court jurisprudence in this area and an October decision of the Washington Supreme Court that struck down a state law making it illegal for politicians to lie about candidates for public office.

And a 2001 state law made it easier for public schools to expel "habitually disruptive" students.

State law makes no provision for removing someone from the post.

"State law makes it unlawful to sell cigarettes to minors and for minors to purchase tobacco products," the brief states.

They say they are especially concerned to get the new numbers right, because an obscure state law makes it hard to raise the assessments later.

In Massachusetts, a judge ruled this month that an old state law made it illegal for a sheriff to collect room and board from inmates there.