11.   Federal election laws place no limits on soft-money donations.

12.   Federal law places strict limits on the amounts that individuals may contribute to presidential campaigns, and the law bars corporate and labor contributions altogether.

13.   Federal laws place restrictions on doctor referrals of patients for services in which the physician owns a stake.

14.   Federal laws place restrictions on doctors referrals of patients for services in which the physician owns a stake.

15.   If anything, he said, the new law places more emphasis on rehabilitation, giving judges greater discretion to order treatment for first-time and petty offenders.

16.   In the United States, by contrast, libel laws place the burden of proof on the plaintiff and provide special protection for speech criticizing public figures.

17.   Jewish law places no restrictions on alluring underwear, and, indeed, it may be interpreted as condoning it, rabbis and other religious experts say.

18.   Passed by Congress after more than a month of partisan fighting, the new law places the vast majority of airport security workers on the federal payroll.

19.   That law placed greater emphasis on writing and group work in public schools.

20.   The couple say the complications the Florida law have placed on their home life are worth enduring for the sake of the child.