41.   The company also said the law violates a constitutional ban against state taxes that discriminate against investors in federal government obligations.

42.   The decision finds that the law violates free speech protections.

43.   The European Union argued that this law violates trade rules that goods sold for export may not be treated differently from those sold on the domestic market.

44.   The couple appealed, and in June an appeals court agreed that the law violated the Texas Equal Rights Amendment.

45.   The Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals here reversed a lower court opinion that had found the law violated the First Amendment.

46.   The high court will also hear arguments on whether a restrictive California welfare law violates the constitutional freedom to travel.

47.   The issue is whether the federal law violates state sovereignty.

48.   The Kansas Supreme Court said the law violated his right to due process because it let the state confine him without proof of mental illness.

49.   The plaintiffs contend that the new law unconstitutionally violates their privacy rights and contract rights.

50.   The protester, charged with violating a state law outlawing contemptuous treatment to the flag, argued that the law violated his free speech rights.