The trial found high school teacher John Scopes guilty of violating a state law banning the teaching of evolution.

VOA: special.2009.12.01

Last month, he proposed banning sales of Barbie and other dolls that influence girls to put too much importance on physical beauty.

VOA: special.2009.04.06

Soon the Interstate Commerce Commission announced rules banning racial segregation at all public transportation centers.

VOA: special.2011.05.06

Officials say other measures include effective drunk driving laws and banning some alcohol advertising.

VOA: special.2011.02.16

Treaty members agreed to approve rules banning ships carrying more than five hundred travelers.

VOA: special.2009.06.03

The experts proposed banning combination drugs like Percocet and Vicodin.

VOA: special.2009.07.21

The experts recommended banning combination drugs like Percocet and Vicodin.

VOA: special.2009.07.08

"The best antidote to intolerance is not the 'Defamation of Religions' approach of banning and punishing offensive speech, but rather a combination of robust legal protections against discrimination and hate crimes, proactive government outreach to minority religious groups, and a vigorous defense of both freedom of religion and expression."

VOA: special.2009.10.31

The incidents brought the banning of liberation movements such as the Pan-African Congress, which organized the demonstration, and the African National Congress.

VOA: standard.2010.03.21

That attack is already being interpreted by some observers as a hint to possibly banning the party.

VOA: standard.2010.06.17

In 2004,the French government adopted a law banning Muslim girls from wearing headscarves to schools.

VOA: standard.2010.01.30

Until now,only the European Union has followed the WHO's suggestion, banning the practice in 2006.

VOA: standard.2010.07.21

Slovakia has condemned the move and retaliated with its own law banning double citizenship.

VOA: standard.2010.05.29

Jaballah warns that banning the face veil may have a perverse effect.

VOA: standard.2010.01.30

The debate comes amid controversy over banning minarets in neighboring Switzerland and as the French government considers whether to ban Muslim women from wearing a face-covering veil in public.

VOA: standard.2009.12.30

A growing number of countries are either discouraging or banning travel to and from Mexico, where the first cases of swine flu were reported and where the virus is suspected in thousands of infections and more than 150 deaths.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

"The best antidote to intolerance is not the 'Defamation of Religions' approach of banning and punishing offensive speech, but rather a combination of robust legal protections against discrimination and hate crimes, proactive government outreach to minority religious groups, and a vigorous defense of both freedom of religion and expression,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.26