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  2. Contract Clause - Wikipedia

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    Common good constitutionalism. v. t. e. Article I, Section 10, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution, known as the Contract Clause, imposes certain prohibitions on the states. These prohibitions are meant to protect individuals from intrusion by state governments and to keep the states from intruding on the enumerated powers of the U.S ...

  3. Voting Rights Act of 1965 - Wikipedia

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    The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. [7][8] It was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson during the height of the civil rights movement on August 6, 1965, and Congress later amended the Act five times to expand its protections. [7]

  4. Sarbanes–Oxley Act - Wikipedia

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    The Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 is a United States federal law that mandates certain practices in financial record keeping and reporting for corporations.The act, Pub. L. 107–204 (text), 116 Stat. 745, enacted July 30, 2002, also known as the "Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act" (in the Senate) and "Corporate and Auditing Accountability, Responsibility, and ...

  5. Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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    [T]he provisions of the Amendment are to be construed with this fundamental purpose in mind. [13] Section 1 has been the most frequently litigated part of the amendment, [14] and this amendment in turn has been the most frequently litigated part of the Constitution. [15] [16] The primary author of the Fourteenth Amendment's first section was ...

  6. Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act

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    This Section applies to the proxy and caching servers used by ISPs and many other providers. If the cached material is made available to end users, the system provider must follow the Section 512(c) takedown and put back provisions. Note that this provision only applies to cached material originated by a third party, not by the provider itself.

  7. SEC Rule 10b-5 - Wikipedia

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    SEC Rule 10b-5, codified at 17 CFR 240.10b-5, is one of the most important rules targeting securities fraud in the United States. It was promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), pursuant to its authority granted under § 10 (b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. [1] The rule prohibits any act or omission resulting ...

  8. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 - Wikipedia

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    The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (also called the Exchange Act, ' 34 Act, or 1934 Act) (Pub. L. 73–291, 48 Stat. 881, enacted June 6, 1934, codified at 15 U.S.C. § 78a et seq.) is a law governing the secondary trading of securities (stocks, bonds, and debentures) in the United States of America. [1]

  9. Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act - Wikipedia

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    Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn, No. 23-365, 603 U.S. ___ (2025) The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act is a United States federal law that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization. RICO was enacted by Title IX of the Organized ...