1.   But he does, and he is determined to use his stewardship of that office to reshape patent laws that have prevailed since the Civil War.

2.   For the past dozen years, Kenneth W. Starr has traveled in the midst of a conservative movement that has helped reshape constitutional law.

3.   Key committees invited the lobbyists to help reshape environmental laws, and administration regulators are backing off from several controversial proposals.

4.   One of his best-known opinions, New York Times vs. Sullivan, reshaped the law of libel.

5.   Recently, Gingrich, R-Ga., indicated that the House has been too aggressive in trying to reshape environmental laws.

6.   Through time, congressional action and judicial decisions have shaped and reshaped copyright law.

7.   Some states have already reshaped laws involving sexual assaults.