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Blue Law
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Blue Law
A law intended to enforce religious morality. In general, blue laws refer to public observance of holy days through the restriction of commerce. While most blue laws in the United States have been repealed, many states restrict the sale of alcohol on Sunday, the Christian Sabbath. Other countries have similar restrictions on Jewish, Islamic and other holidays.


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The Court moved from Saxon times, through the Tudors and Stuarts and the intervening Commonwealth, to pre-Confederation legislation before concluding that "The Lord's Day Act is enacted pursuant to the criminal law power under s.
 
 
 
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