codified
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It wasn’t until 1941, however, that the holiday’s date was codified in law, when Franklin Roosevelt signed a joint resolution of Congress mandating its celebration on the fourth Thursday of November.
In 1991, Washington voters approved Initiative 120, which codified Roe into state law.
From Seattle Times
"The only way that we could speak to the pain and the anguish of our experiences was often through how we codified our stories in the songs that we sang."
From Salon
For Democrats elsewhere, it can be more challenging to argue that their races will decide the fate of abortion rights in their state, especially in places where abortion protections are codified.
From New York Times
The report calls for transnational repression to be codified as a crime under U.S. law.
From Washington Post
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