1.   A local Republican party of official claimed the law violated equal protection and First Amendment principles.

2.   The judge advised the governor that the law violated the First Amendment rights of teachers.

3.   The state supreme court advised the governor that the law violated the First Amendment rights of teachers.

4.   And in the Sherman Room, four attorneys addressed legal issues and prostitution, making a case that the laws against prostitution violated privacy rights.

5.   But Justice Anthony Kennedy questioned whether the law violated the First Amendment right of people to support any candidate or issue they choose.

6.   But last May, an appeals court overturned the ruling and backed the two activists, saying the flag law violated personal freedoms.

7.   But the court said the law violates that part of the Constitution requiring every bill to be presented to the president for his approval or veto.

8.   But, he added, it is the role of the court to make sure that a state law does not violate the Constitution.

9.   By limiting the kinds of legal defenses the industry can offer, Philip Morris said, the law violates the constitutional right to due process of law.

10.   Critics say the new law also violates the principle that all religions are equal.