as in forbids
to order not to do or use or to be done or used
the city prohibits swimming in the lake after dark
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The main purpose of the FAFSA is to determine financial aid eligibility, and experts say federal law prohibits the use of personal data for anything else.
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Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
California state law prohibits discrimination of students based on gender, gender identity and gender expression and specifically prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender in physical education and athletics.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
Around this time, according to court records, hospital administrators worried that Weiner’s pay could draw scrutiny from federal regulators for a violation of the Stark Law, which prohibits physicians who bill Medicare and Medicaid from referring patients in ways that enrich themselves.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
The National Labor Relations Board can’t represent the union because there of a clause that prohibits the NLRB from such certifications if a union represents security workers and non-security workers.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 6 Dec. 2024
California state law prohibits discrimination of students based on gender, gender identity and gender expression, and specifically prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender in physical education and athletics.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
Federal law prohibits paying for votes.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
The ban prohibits the burning of wood, pellets and manufactured fire logs, both indoors and outdoors.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
California is one of 17 states that prohibits restrictions on athletes’ NIL compensation and one of at least four states that allows universities to pay NIL compensation directly to athletes.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
California state law prohibits discrimination of students based on gender, gender identity and gender expression and specifically prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender in physical education and athletics.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
Around this time, according to court records, hospital administrators worried that Weiner’s pay could draw scrutiny from federal regulators for a violation of the Stark Law, which prohibits physicians who bill Medicare and Medicaid from referring patients in ways that enrich themselves.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
The National Labor Relations Board can’t represent the union because there of a clause that prohibits the NLRB from such certifications if a union represents security workers and non-security workers.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 6 Dec. 2024
California state law prohibits discrimination of students based on gender, gender identity and gender expression, and specifically prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender in physical education and athletics.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
Federal law prohibits paying for votes.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
The ban prohibits the burning of wood, pellets and manufactured fire logs, both indoors and outdoors.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
California is one of 17 states that prohibits restrictions on athletes’ NIL compensation and one of at least four states that allows universities to pay NIL compensation directly to athletes.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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