31.   It was expected to decide soon on whether the death penalty was legal under the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution.

32.   Japan insists that its action is legal under World Trade Organization rules.

33.   That practice is legal under EU rules but frowned upon by the automakers because it ends up costing them money.

34.   The brothel near Carson City is legal under state law.

35.   The court ruled her out-of-competition test was not legal under German law and said she was entitled to damages.

36.   The federal government initiated the case last year when it asked the Supreme Court to rule whether secession is legal under either domestic or international law.

37.   The commission passed resolutions criticizing Norway and Japan for their annual hunts, even though both are legal under loopholes in the IWC rules.

38.   The FEC decided last fall that their ties, while close, were legal under a federal court ruling that set a stricter standard for determining illegal coordination.

39.   The pricing practice is legal under EU rules but automakers frown on it because they end up losing money.

40.   The schooling restrictions imposed by officials in mostly French-speaking Quebec are legal under the federal constitution.