The court temporarily prevented the state from enforcing a more limited ban, blocking the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, from taking effect.

Circuit Court of Appeals declined to block a similar district court ruling that prevented the state of Ohio from banning abortion procedures.

Papalia said those pushing for Smith to take over were helping Barnett cement himself and also prevented the state government from being scrutinised.

It has also prevented the state from rolling out a new software program that was supposed to help reduce the backlog of claims.

Ultimately, Miller signed a 2005 consent decree with Smithfield that prevented the state from enforcing the law for 10 years.

On one side, it prevented the State authorities from depriving a slaveholder of his property without due compensation.

And have not the same reasons prevented the State from resisting the Union, which have prevented them from resisting the State?