51.   Environmental laws forbid alteration of the coast.

52.   Federal law forbids government officials from working on political activities at taxpayer expense.

53.   Federal law forbids other states to use the New York method, but the new budget bill would have allowed New York more leeway.

54.   Federal law now forbids banks and mortgage companies from discriminating against women who seek mortgages.

55.   Federal law expressly forbids trafficking in human organs but not in sperm and eggs, they said.

56.   Federal law forbids colleges from discriminating on the basis of sex.

57.   Federal law forbids eavesdropping on cellular calls, but as Prince Charles and House Speaker Newt Gingrich found to their embarrassment, electronic snooping is common.

58.   Federal tax law forbids the use of tax-deductible charitable contributions for partisan purposes.

59.   Federal law forbids a for-profit company from owning part of a public television station or part of the corporation, which has few financial assets in any case.

60.   Federal law forbids employers from discriminating against employees based on race, age, religion, national origin, disability or sex.