Sentences with phrase «longtime ban»
As Quinn's campaign was unveiling an ad featuring Edie Windsor — the 84 - year - old firebrand plaintiff in the Supreme Court ruling that overturned the Defense of Marriage Act — Weiner was on his way to the New York Blood Bank to call for an end to the FDA's longtime ban on blood donations by gay men.
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The Boy Scouts of America initially planned to lift its longtime ban on openly gay youth without canvassing members, Southern Baptists charged in a resolution that passed overwhelmingly.
As promised by Mayor Bill de Blasio during his 2013 campaign, a longtime ban on cellphones at New York City public schools has been lifted.
Residents in the Montana town of Libby can legally welcome pit bull type dogs into their homes now that a longtime ban of the breed has been lifted.
The Chinese government announced recently that it will lift a longtime ban on sales of video game consoles, opening up the market to foreign companies in Shanghai's new free trade zone.
Just over the border in Manitoba, farmers have been reaping the benefits of hemp since 1998, when Health Canada reversed a longtime ban.
Lifting a longtime ban, Saudi Arabia will open up the country to online calling services.