In 1864, Congress passed a statute banning current members from representing the interests of private clients before the federal agencies whose appropriations Congress controlled.

Pre-emptive statutes banning local municipalities from such ordinances have now become widespread with adoption in sixteen states.

And since there is no Federal statute specifically banning nudity on a Federal beach, Mr. Vogt walked over to the land on the Fourth of July weekend and stripped.

Since other statutes make it a crime to assault or to attempt to kill the President, some question has arisen as to whether it is necessary to have a statute banning threats.

The first statute specifically banning homosexual intercourse was enacted in the Jiajing era of the Ming Dynasty.

The Post 's top non-local story is that the Supreme Court has agreed to review the criminal statute banning a wide range of gratuities to public officials.

He also said the 1952 statute banning cameras in New York courtrooms was unconstitutional.