1.   An Ohio woman had sued, claiming that the tax rules violated a constitutional prohibition on state laws that discriminate against interstate commerce.

2.   ATF spokesman Jeffrey Roehm said that for a store clerk to explain the rule does not violate the law.

3.   Banks said the rules might violate court orders based on the state Constitution that require the state and local governments to provide shelter for the homeless.

4.   Advertising agencies and publishers have joined the suit, alleging that the rules violate First Amendment free-speech rights.

5.   Broadbelt argued unsuccessfully that the state ethics rules violated his free speech rights.

6.   Business groups claimed the rules violate their right to free corporate speech.

7.   But the student elected to give the message, Marian Ward, complained that the rule violated her freedom of speech.

8.   Civil libertarians say such rules violate the rights of children and intrude on the freedoms of young-looking adults who are subjected to unwarranted stops by police.

9.   He said the county rule violates the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, which allows employees to decide for themselves how their overtime will be compensated.

10.   In both situations, the court found the rules violated the due process provisions of the state and federal constitutions.