So,many people were shocked when Roosevelt announced he was taking action under the law against the railroad trust.

VOA: special.2010.08.05

The president said again Friday that BP is "ultimately responsible" under the law for paying the costs of response and cleanup operations.

VOA: special.2010.05.01

Under the law,employers are not to reject people seeking work because of their genetic information.

VOA: special.2010.03.23

Yet such a measure could violate the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection under the law.

VOA: special.2009.03.20

And he said that every person had the same legal protection under the law.

VOA: special.2009.05.24

Under the law they have to wait three days before the court will issue them a marriage license.

VOA: standard.2010.03.03

There were indirect references to those problems. Sheila Jackson Lee, a U.S.congresswoman from Texas, reminded mourners that under the law, people are innocent unless proven guilty.

VOA: standard.2009.07.07

The agreement,once it takes effect, will be the first under international law to target just this problem.

VOA: special.2009.12.08

I believe that under universal law and the Constitution, the Union of these states is permanent.

VOA: special.2009.07.30

Under the new law, banks no longer can own or invest in certain trading operations.

VOA: special.2010.07.23

President Grant did not wait long to use his powers under the new law.

VOA: special.2010.02.18

International law has less severe punishments for criminals under the age of eighteen.

VOA: special.2009.04.25

Under the controversial pact, the government agreed to the cleric's main demand of imposing Islamic law in the insurgency-hit districts.

VOA: standard.2009.07.26

Tissainayagam is the first journalist in Sri Lanka to be sentenced under a law meant to prosecute terrorists and their supporters.

VOA: standard.2009.09.01

Politicians from both sides have said that, because more people died under communism than under fascism, the law is justified.

VOA: standard.2009.12.16

Australia,and other critics, say the annual hunt is merely a front for commercial whaling, which is banned under international law.

VOA: standard.2010.02.20

North Korea contends the April 5 missile firing was a satellite launch to which it was entitled under international law.

VOA: standard.2009.04.14

Regardless of the quality of information received, they note torture,under any circumstances, is absolutely prohibited under international law.

VOA: standard.2009.03.21

Mr.Obama noted that under the new law, the FDA can ban certain additives in cigarettes and restrict the marketing techniques used by tobacco companies.

VOA: standard.2009.06.22

under South African law. The court subsequently freed Selebi on bail so that he could appeal.

VOA: standard.2010.08.03

That is clearly stated under humanitarian law. And that is why the laws of wars exist to guide governments in precisely these sorts of conditions."

VOA: standard.2009.04.26

"The civil law and Sharia law are combining together. All our regulations in Somalia, in the charter, and the coming constitution are all under Sharia law.

VOA: standard.2009.04.05

Under the watchful eye of Lebanese security forces, they urged the country's politicians to approve a draft law that would give them employment and property ownership guarantees.

VOA: standard.2010.06.29

U.N.Special Rapporteur Philip Alston questioned the legality of their use under international law.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

The court is also scheduled to consider whether a law that prohibits pictures of animal cruelty constitutes a violation of free speech under the 1st Amendment to the U.S.Constitution.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

Such an option exists under Scottish law, and Scottish Justice Minister Kenny MacAskill, announcing Megrahi's release Thursday, said the convicted bomber and former Libyan intelligence officer is near death from prostate cancer.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

civilian legal system. "Under domestic criminal law, the moment the person is in the hands of the United States government, they are entitled to be told they have a right to a lawyer and can remain silent,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

"What we are saying is that we are enforcing that law,that under our amendment, any Guantanamo Bay detainee that is ordered released cannot be released within the United States because they have no legal status to be released.

VOA: standard.2009.05.20