11.   Fourteen states have banned such executions.

12.   He also wanted the state to ban lobbyists from paying for state officials to travel out of state to speak to Connecticut industry groups.

13.   He also notes that some states have banned affirmative action through ballot initiatives.

14.   He said he could successfully represent his clients if the state banned spending tomorrow.

15.   In April, after news reports publicized problems with the work-release program, the state banned murderers and sex offenders from participation.

16.   In the last several months, a dozen states have banned the procedure and several more are on the verge of doing so.

17.   It is also hard to see what would be gained by retaining the House language that permits states to ban illegal-immigrant students from public schools.

18.   More than two dozen states have already banned gay marriages and Congress has passed the Defense of Marriage Act, which prevents federal recognition of marriages between homosexuals.

19.   Most states banned or stringently restricted the procedure.

20.   Most states have now banned gay marriages, but Vermont lawmakers are poised to define a new legal status called civil unions for gays and lesbians.