Could Ralph Lauren -- the brand atop the long, integrated supply chain that takes apparel ideas from conception all the way to the consumer -- have forgone use of the Chinese factories that do most of the brand's cutting and sewing operations and, instead, contracted with U.S. factories for the Olympic uniform project?

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Such objections may be the reason why the NCCUSL's normal partner when it comes to making uniform laws, the American Law Institute (ALI), withdrew from the project in April.

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