He noted that the legislature already has banned corporate contributions to candidates and soft money contributions from national party organizations, and has sharply limited the amounts that individuals can contribute to state election campaigns.

And in two states, in Maryland and D.C., the legislatures have banned familial searching because of concerns that have not really been fully discussed yet, but that I'm charged with the duty to do so.

Two years ago, Ohio's legislature banned all ephedra-related products.

Within weeks, the legislature had banned unchartered associations from most banking activities and the new bank temporary closed, lent most of its capital back to the shareholders, and began lobbying for a charter, which was finally granted in 1814.

In December, Ontario's Conservative-controlled legislature banned intimidating panhandling after complaints from the mayor of Toronto.

If a legislature may ban such activities as gambling, the Court said, then it may ban advertising of the activity.

He said the ban came at a time when the legislature was also banning newly licensed drivers from the roads between midnight and 5 A.M. "We're putting restrictions on driving a car for six months after you get your license," Mr. Rennie said.

Shortly afterward, the legislature, dominated by the Awami League party, banned all opposition political parties.

Nicaragua's legislature on Thursday banned all abortions, eliminating exceptions for rape and when the life of the mother is threatened.

Legislature ignored his veto and passed the law anyway; in 1915, legislature went a step further and banned the sale of whiskey in Alabama.