One platform declared that the people of a territory had the right to decide if slavery would be legal or illegal.

VOA: special.2009.07.09

In a decision in eighteen seventy-six, the Supreme Court said states had a legal right to control costs of railroad transportation.

VOA: special.2010.04.15

The women needed to meet additional legal requirements because they were seeking payment for harm they say was done.

VOA: special.2011.06.24

At the same time, a court case has raised questions about the agency's legal powers to regulate broadband service.

VOA: special.2010.03.19

had no legal basis for an effort to keep Comcast from limiting access to some services over its network.

VOA: special.2010.05.21

And in societies where there is less trust between people, the quality of the legal system plays a larger part.

VOA: special.2009.12.19

The new proposal calls for rules barring service providers from preventing users from sending and receiving legal information of any kind.

VOA: special.2010.08.20

In the United States, the legal age to drink alcohol is twenty-one -- one of the highest in the world.

VOA: special.2009.04.02

He says projects designed to increase interpersonal trust can have a major effect in poor countries with undependable legal systems.

VOA: special.2009.12.19

The use of scientific knowledge in legal cases is called forensics, from the Latin term for a public forum.

VOA: special.2009.10.03

But with threats, a language barrier and fear of the legal system, victims are often unwilling or unable to seek help.

VOA: special.2010.06.14

Habeas corpus is a legal term for the right to have a judge decide if a person is being detained lawfully.

VOA: special.2009.02.09

Users must also be able to connect their choice of devices that are legal and do not harm the network.

VOA: special.2009.09.25

The reports she wrote led to legal cases that continued all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States.

VOA: special.2010.04.25