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state law

[steyt law]

noun

  1. in the United States or any country comprising quasi-autonomous states, a law or body of laws passed by the legislature of a state.

    Evidence that would be admissible in court under the federal constitution might be inadmissible under state law.



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Elon Musk's X has challenged a New York state law that requires social media companies to disclose how they monitor hate speech, extremism, and other contentious content.

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California lawmakers on Monday proposed a new state law to ban members of law enforcement, including federal immigration agents, from wearing masks while on the job, with some exceptions.

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It was unclear whether the proposal would affect undercover or plainclothes police officers, or if a state law could apply to federal police forces.

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California would likely be unable to raise the commercial rates to the level of the Medi-Cal ones, because state law constrains the legislature’s ability to do so.

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There have been multiple reported instances of reporters not only being struck by projectiles, but also having their bags searched, being threatened with arrest and getting blocked from areas where they had a right under state law to observe police activity.

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