Popular opinion influenced some state courts and legislatures to declare that state governments had an absolute right to amend or repeal a corporate charter.

Ohio's legislature, acting swiftly and unanimously after the Kelo decision, declared a moratorium on all government takings until the end of 2006.

Slavery expanded throughout the state and the legislature declared black people to be noncitizens in 1842.

In 1971, the legislature declared Banda President for Life of Malawi as well.

In 1847, the legislature of Liberia declared the nation an independent state.

The 1913 legislature declared the entire length of the ocean shore from Washington to California as a state highway.

On December 15, 1989, Noriega's legislature declared him president and his first official act of office was to declare war on the US.

Only the legislature can declare them.

On May 6, the legislature declared the state independent from the United States.

A1 Lithuania wants independence, the legislature of the Soviet republic declared.