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No statutory appeal of right for an unsuccessful movant, although court opinions seem to effectively permit such appeals.
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Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
As president-elect and president, he’s said the statutory threshold should either be eliminated or extended but previously urged Republicans to use it as a bargaining chip under Democratic presidents.
—Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Mar. 2025
Since Lamont took office, statutory grants to cities and towns for non-education purposes has doubled, growing from $347 million to $681 million, according to state budget records.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
If lawmakers do not raise or suspend the debt limit before all extraordinary measures are exhausted, the government could default on its debt -- something that's only happened a handful of times in U.S. history, though never in regard to the statutory debt limit.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
As president-elect and president, he’s said the statutory threshold should either be eliminated or extended but previously urged Republicans to use it as a bargaining chip under Democratic presidents.
—Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Mar. 2025
Since Lamont took office, statutory grants to cities and towns for non-education purposes has doubled, growing from $347 million to $681 million, according to state budget records.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
If lawmakers do not raise or suspend the debt limit before all extraordinary measures are exhausted, the government could default on its debt -- something that's only happened a handful of times in U.S. history, though never in regard to the statutory debt limit.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Statutory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statutory. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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statutory
adjective
stat·u·to·ry
ˈstach-ə-ˌtōr-ē 
-ˌtȯr-
1
: of or relating to statutes
2
: regulated by statute
3
: punishable by statute
Legal Definition
statutory
adjective
stat·u·to·ry
ˈsta-chə-ˌtōr-ē
1
: of or relating to a statute or statutes
a statutory provision
2
: enacted, created, regulated, or defined by statute
a statutory presumption
a statutory insider
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