This not only regulated activity in a tightly planned economy, but was also a vital link in the chain of social control.

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The Court today holds that our Constitution protects us from federal regulation under the Commerce Clause so long as we abstain from the regulated activity.

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Hiring a skilled foreign national is already a highly regulated activity.

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The extraction of oil and gas is a highly regulated activity.

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Dickinson pleaded guilty to participating in a fraudulent business carried out by a sole trader and another count of not being authorised in relation to a regulated activity.

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In a 1948 case dealing with the World War II era Emergency Price Control Act, the Supreme Court held that the government can require individuals engaged regulated activity to maintain and produce certain types of records.

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The state ethics reform requires spouses of policy-making state employees to report any business activity that licensed or regulated by the state or any business he or she had with the state.

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Taken together, the warning letters show that FDA is ramping up its regulatory activity over the use of Internet tools by regulated companies.

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And democratic governments are learning that illegal commercial activity, such as online gambling, can be regulated by controlling credit-card companies and other financial intermediaries.

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