grandfather clause
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Section 1 of the 22nd Amendment, which sets presidential term limits, has a similar grandfather clause.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
Perceived ambiguity over the “vague” grandfather clause has led doctors to stop providing the care, Stewart said.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2023
Arnold Schwarzenegger repealed the so-called grandfather clause on smog checks, which exempted cars older than 30 years.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2022
Man-Man and Jenny will see no immediate relief: SB 48 has no grandfather clause.
From Slate • Jun. 22, 2020
United States, that the "grandfather clause" in the constitutions of both Maryland and Oklahoma was null and void because it contradicted the Fifteenth Amendment.
From The Black Experience in America by Coombs, Norman
