#laws

A significant piece of the wealth that the NFL owners garner is a result of the enormous TV revenues they get - and those revenues are supported by a legislatively granted exemption from the antitrust laws that has been made applicable to sports leagues, primarily the NFL. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#applicable #been #enormous #exemption #garner

Any reasonable economist will tell you that it's nearly impossible to isolate the impact of right-to-work laws on a state's job growth. A multitude of other factors intervene. However, one thing the numbers can show is that right-to-work laws have a negative effect on the wages of workers in that state. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#economist #effect #factors #growth #however

Every trial lawyer knows what it is like to sit patiently while the other side puts on its case. Inevitably they make a few points that appeal to the jury, and waiting for the opportunity to respond can be painful. The desire to jump up immediately - to point out the flaws in logic or the factual distortions - is often overpowering. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#case #desire #distortions #every #factual

Our demands are simple, normal, and therefore they are difficult to satisfy. All we ask is that an actor on the stage live in accordance with natural laws. ↗

— Constantin Stanislavski

#actor #ask #demands #difficult #laws

It is the duty of the Umpire to determine all questions submitted to him according to these laws, when they apply, and according to his best judgment when they do not apply. ↗

— Howard Staunton

#apply #best #determine #duty #him

My daughter is in the lawsuit because you need that for standing. ↗

— Michael Newdow

#daughter #lawsuit #need #standing #you

However, when Java is promoted as the sole programming language, its flaws and limitations become serious. ↗

— Bjarne Stroustrup

#flaws #however #java #language #limitations

Start with the idea that you can't repeal the laws of economics. Even if they are inconvenient. ↗

— Lawrence Summers

#even #idea #inconvenient #laws #repeal

There ought to be no laws to guarantee property against the folly of its possessors. ↗

— William Graham Sumner

#folly #guarantee #laws #ought #possessors

Defining marriage is a power that should be left to the states. Moreover, no state should be forced to recognize a marriage that is not within its own laws, Constitution, and legal precedents. ↗

— John Sununu

#defining #forced #laws #left #legal