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He said doing so was likely illegal even if the City Council agreed to it, because of “housing first” policies codified in state law.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

The justices could choose to focus on a 1952 law passed by Congress that codified birthright citizenship and not wade into the larger constitutional debate, said Stephen Yale-Loehr, an immigration law expert.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Google codified this by instituting “20% time”—work on anything you want—which produced Google News, Gmail and AdSense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

“There is a method to how these decisions historically have been made — a method scientific in nature and codified into law through procedural requirements,” Murphy wrote.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026

Einstein codified these rules in the special theory of relativity.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan