Sentence examples for the sweeping language from inspiring English sources

Advocates for gay marriage say the sweeping language of Ohio's law could have unintended effects.

The sweeping language of the First Amendment is itself inherently contradictory, guaranteeing free speech and the free exercise of religion while at the same time barring the government from making any law "respecting the establishment of religion".

A similar concession was made to Denmark after Danes rejected the Maastricht treaty at a referendum in June 1992.Even so, British opinion was perturbed by the sweeping language of the treaty, which promised not only a monetary union, but also a closer political union.

WASHINGTON — Despite the sweeping language of a 2008 Supreme Court decision that struck down parts of the District of Columbia's strict gun-control law, the decision appears perfectly consistent with many of the policy options being discussed after the shootings in Newtown, Conn.

One side can't agree to the sweeping language and the other needs the protection.

James Ho considers Plyer v. Doe to have "put to rest" any doubt over whether the sweeping language regarding jurisdiction in Wong Kim Ark applies to all aliens, even illegal aliens.

Many of his opinions, including Casey and Romer v. Evans, the gay-rights case, contain sweeping language that resonates far beyond the facts of the case, leading conservative critics to accuse him of trying to define Constitutional liberty.

In fact, Sharkey, appearing at a StrictlyVC event earlier this week,  spoke about the importance of shared principles in sweeping language that elicited fervor in many of the gathered listeners — and some fatigue in others.

Chief Justice Roberts used sweeping language culled from the First Amendment canon in setting out the central place free speech plays in the constitutional structure.

In sweeping language, Justice Kennedy, writing for the majority, held that the Texas sodomy law violated the Due Process Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

But business leaders and some labor analysts say that the unions overreached by trying to pass sweeping language that would have potentially overturned all or parts of other state laws and perhaps cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.