For example, strict employment-protection laws make it hard for workers who lose their jobs to find new ones.

ECONOMIST: A shocking error

Neither the Obama administration nor the appellees in the marriage cases argue that the court should apply strict scrutiny in evaluating laws that make distinctions based on homosexuality.

WSJ: Best of the Web Today: Maybe Scalia Was Wrong

Distributors still hold sway in the U.S., thanks to strict state laws governing how liquor can make it into retail stores.

FORBES: Gate Crashers

Admittedly, cyclical increases in unemployment may become permanent if labour-market rigidities, such as strict hiring-and-firing laws, make it hard for the jobless to find work even when the economy recovers, a condition known as hysteresis.

ECONOMIST: Should we learn to love recessions?

Strict zoning laws, including a height limit of 39 feet, make sure that the building isn't conspicuous.

FORBES: Magazine Article