51.  The argument against the idea was that it imposed costly new burdens on state governments, overstepped the federal power to regulate state actions and invited voter fraud.

52.  The development makes it far more likely that the Minnesota case may be the first state action against the industry to go to a jury.

53.  The Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution, which the court found violated, applies only to state action.

54.  The judiciary is fully competent to make independent determinations concerning the existence of state action without the unnecessary and misleading assistance of the social sciences.

55.  The most far-reaching state actions are pending in New York and New Jersey, which are considering comprehensive laws or regulations touching on all aspects of HMO operation.

56.  The new federal policy clears the way for such state action.

57.  The project started its campaign, she said, because it regards various state actions like parental-notification and consent laws as slowly eroding abortion rights.

58.  The results set off an embarrassing public excoriation of those schools, and prompted state action to tighten standards at schools of education.

59.  The settlement brings to a close any further Florida state action against Merrill, Coopers and Shereff in the suit against Guarantee Security.

60.  The series found widespread neglect at the homes, and little state action.