There certainly is a lot of political pressure for states to adopt the new federal tax codes. But there is no law that requires them to do so.
Governor Romney has paid 100 percent of his taxes that are owed. He has complied 100 percent with what the law requires.
A traditional rabbi is the man to whom the community and its members turn to rule on what Jewish law requires of them, particularly in cases of doubt.
I was very much a product of the public-school system. There was only one other kid in my class who had parents not involved in the stock market or law.
There is something perfect to be found in the imperfect: the law keeps balance through the juxtaposition of beauty, which gains perfection through nurtured imperfection.
Specifically, the reservation of sovereignty to the people of the states in matters not governed by federal law is constitutionally defined and permanently enshrined in the 10th Amendment.
They say making laws is like making sausages. You shouldn't watch. It's the same for acting, especially for the actor who works unconsciously.
It was appointed by law in Athens, that the obsequies of the citizens who fell in battle should be performed at the public expense, and in the most honorable manner.
People say I've had brushes with the law. That's not true. I've had brushes with overzealous prosecutors.
If did go back to school, I would want to learn another aspect of the entertainment industry like to become a producer or an agent, you need a law degree.
Law builds upon and, I should like to claim, is one of the liberal arts. It uses words of persuasion and changing definitions for practical ends.
When community action was put into federal law in the early sixties as part of the effort to combat poverty and social injustice, I supported it intellectually.
Other composers have taken this particular technique much further than I in the meantime, with the result that the Law of Diminishing Returns has begun to apply.
There's only one law you gotta follow to keep outta trouble. Do it first, do it yourself, and keep on doin' it.
Any use of chemical weapons, by anyone, under any circumstances, is a grave violation of the 1925 Protocol and other relevant rules of customary international law.
I will tell you King's First Law of Recognition: You never get it when you want it, and then when it comes, you get too much.
I know we can't abolish prejudice through laws, but we can set up guidelines for our actions by legislation.
It certainly makes no sense to enact more laws if we cannot, or do not, enforce the ones we have.
He(Prophet Muhammad) laid the foundation of a universal government. His law was one for all. Equal justice and love for everyone.
Justice is what is established; and thus all our established laws will necessarily be regarded as just without examination, since they are established.
Present law has a process to ascertain whether or not a patient is in a persistent vegetative state, and it should not matter what politicians think.