1.   According to Bach, Stanford wrote back that its policy prohibited Down patients from getting transplants.

2.   City policy prohibits the couple from working under the same direct supervisor.

3.   American Red Cross policy prohibits use of the logo in advertising and bars commercial endorsements of any kind by the organization or its representatives.

4.   A Post Office policy prohibits employees from wearing any kind of gloves while working around machinery.

5.   A new policy prohibits professors from active participation in such ventures until three months after students graduate, and bars informal discussions beforehand.

6.   A spokeswoman for the U.S. Marshals Service, which runs the security program, said Friday that federal policy prohibited her from disclosing information about anyone in the program.

7.   Airline policy prohibits employees from speaking with the media.