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Featured Article: Proclamation
Proclamation is an executive notice issued under the authority of the head of a state or country. See more »
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Brehon laws
Brehon laws were a system of laws used in Ireland from the earliest times of the clans.
See more »Coercion acts
Coercion acts were laws passed by the British Parliament during the 1800's to strengthen the powers of the British administration in Ireland.
See more »Comstock Law
Comstock Law is a United States law that prohibits the mailing of indecent materials or of information about birth control or abortion.
See more »Driving while intoxicated (DWI)
Driving while intoxicated (DWI) is the act of operating an automobile or other vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or other drugs.
See more »Enabling act
Enabling act is a law that authorizes, or enables, individuals or groups to do things they would otherwise have no power to do.
See more »Fiat
Fiat, FY uht, FY at, or FEE aht, in government, is an executive order or decree that requires obedience but is not a law.
See more »Freedom of Information Act
Freedom of Information Act is a law that authorizes anyone to examine most of the records of agencies in the executive branch of the United States government.
See more »Logan Act
Logan Act is a United States law that prohibits private citizens from opening negotiations with a foreign government on a dispute between that government and the United States.
See more »Omnibus bill
Omnibus, OM nuh buhs, bill is a term sometimes used for a bill that includes several unrelated measures when it is put before a legislative assembly.
See more »Ordinance
Ordinance is a public law or regulation that is usually made by the governing body of a city, town, or village.
See more »Plant quarantine
Plant quarantine laws regulate the movement both of plants and of other materials that may carry a plant disease or insect pest.
See more »Proclamation
Proclamation is an executive notice issued under the authority of the head of a state or country.
See more »Statute of limitations
Statute of limitations is a law that sets a time limit for the filing of lawsuits.
See more »Sunset laws
Sunset laws are laws that require certain state government agencies and programs to be reviewed regularly by the state legislature.
See more »Sunshine laws
Sunshine laws are laws that require federal, state, and local government agencies to conduct their meetings as openly as possible.
See more »Toleration Act
Toleration Act is a law permitting people to believe in any religion they choose.
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