81.   The ordinance was passed under a state statute that allowed local governments to regulate such activities, said Joe Cook, of the Louisiana chapter of the ACLU.

82.   The Philip Morris tobacco lobbyist banned from working in New York for violating state lobbying statutes may also face a criminal investigation, state lobbying officials said Monday.

83.   The suit, which named the five members of the Township Council as defendants, asks the court to invalidate the ordinance because it is superseded by state statutes.

84.   Their lawsuit ignores case law on the state statute shielding governments from litigation in most circumstances, county lawyers said.

85.   Under Michigan law, a person convicted of a common-law crime not specifically mentioned in a state statute can be sentenced to as much as five years in prisoon.