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If those prices lead to increases higher than before the emergency by 10 percent, that's against the law.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
Boards are protected by the business judgment rule, which gives them a defense in court for most of their actions, unless the actions were made in bad faith or were against the law.
—Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
In the court's ruling, Ginsburg, a Republican appointee, rejected TikTok's main legal arguments against the law, including that the statute was an unlawful bill of attainder, or a taking of property in violation of the Fifth Amendment.
—Haleluya Hadero The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Yes, but: Two internet industry groups filed a federal lawsuit against the law, Axios Tampa Bay's Yacob Reyes noted.
—April Rubin, Axios, 30 Dec. 2024
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
Boards are protected by the business judgment rule, which gives them a defense in court for most of their actions, unless the actions were made in bad faith or were against the law.
—Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
In the court's ruling, Ginsburg, a Republican appointee, rejected TikTok's main legal arguments against the law, including that the statute was an unlawful bill of attainder, or a taking of property in violation of the Fifth Amendment.
—Haleluya Hadero The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Yes, but: Two internet industry groups filed a federal lawsuit against the law, Axios Tampa Bay's Yacob Reyes noted.
—April Rubin, Axios, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Against the law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/against%20the%20law. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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