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The court said the company cannot be held liable under state law for failing to warn consumers about the alleged risk when the Environmental Protection Agency had not required such a label.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Unified and the county were not required to find other ways to assess how much the same group of students improved over time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

A spokesperson explained that the plane was not required to be in communication due to the type of air space it was flying in.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

People are not required to leave the United States,” said Adriel Orozco, senior policy counsel at the American Immigration Council.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

As a result, judges are not required to inform criminal defendants of some of the most important rights they are forfeiting when they plead guilty to a felony.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander