| 单词 | legal power |
| 例句 | And that meant that political and legal power would have to change shape as well. The man who made America: Reason, religion and the brilliant mind of John Locke 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z Local campaigners and the Civic Trust asked Ed Vaizey to use his legal powers to intervene. Library campaigners predict 1,000 closures by 2016 2013-07-12T11:11:22Z But it is arguably a flawed law, too, granting an absent and reluctant father legal powers that allow him to arbitrarily enter the child’s life. ‘They’re not seen as human beings’: life for unmarried mothers in Tunisia 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z But the commission is not a court and has no legal powers to enforce its recommendations, explained Hans-Jürgen Papier, the panel’s chairman and a former president of Germany’s Constitutional Court, in an interview. Rare Violin Tests Germany’s Commitment to Atone for Its Nazi Past 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z As master of Queen Mary 2 and by the legal power vested in me by the laws of Bermuda, I now pronounce you husband and wife. T Magazine: The Love Boat 2012-11-14T22:00:06Z This limited the reach of any single part of the government, yet it was only a matter of decades before municipal governments started centralising legal power by setting up independent commissions with powerful mandates. Sins of commissions 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z Mark Harper said ministers were “focussed” on making sure police had the legal powers they needed, and the planned march went ahead in a lawful manner. Minister asked four times if he has confidence in Braverman 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z With increasing overseas investment and ownership, there will be scrutiny on who owns football clubs in England, although it's unclear what legal powers the regulator will actually have to minimise or reverse that trend. Football regulation: What does it mean for the Scottish game? 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z "The government does not have the legal powers to push this through and are highly likely to fail when it is challenged in the courts, as it will be." Trans women could be counted as women in Senedd elections 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z A successful amendment tabled by senior MPs said the party manifesto at the next general election should demand the permanent transfer of legal powers to Holyrood, including powers to hold a referendum. SNP backs Humza Yousaf's Scottish independence plan 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z An impeachment inquiry, he said, “provides Congress the apex of legal power to get all the information they need.” A House impeachment inquiry of President Biden is a ‘natural step forward,’ Speaker McCarthy says 2023-08-27T04:00:00Z “That provides Congress the apex of legal power.” McCarthy says Biden impeachment inquiry all but inevitable: ‘Natural step forward’ 2023-08-27T04:00:00Z Some have called for a statutory inquiry with legal powers to compel witnesses to give evidence. Lucy Letby inquiry should be led by judge, committee chair says 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z El-Sissi said Wednesday he received a set of political, economic and social proposals from the dialogue which will be studied and implemented according to his legal power. One of the Egyptian activists behind the 2011 uprising freed from prison after presidential pardon 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z According to the document, Pence repeatedly rejected Trump's efforts and told the former president that he had no legal power to change the outcome of the election. "Conspiracy s**t beamed down from the mothership": DOJ says Trumper wanted to use "Insurrection Act" 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Now he does so more than ever with each new criminal charge, and his rage will only continue to escalate as he sees his legal power withering away. Don't count Trump out: He could still win in 2024 — or destroy the GOP 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z Five Conservative-led councils have launched a legal challenge to the expansion, with their lawyers arguing in the High Court this week that Mr Khan lacks the legal powers to do so. Uxbridge by-election: Keir Starmer won't say whether he backs ULEZ expansion 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z Government officials argued the inquiry did not have the legal power to force them to release documents and messages that they said were “unambiguously irrelevant” to how the government handled COVID-19. UK government loses legal bid to keep Boris Johnson’s messages from COVID-19 inquiry 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z It has said it will apply for a judicial review, where a judge would decide whether the inquiry had overreached its legal powers to demand evidence. Government to launch Covid inquiry legal challenge 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z It has legal powers to compel people to produce documents. Why row about Boris Johnson's Covid WhatsApp messages matters 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z The very idea of ownership was vacuous and false to Proudhon, a conceit that ensured that the wealthy maintained their hold on political and legal power. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z In Thursday’s petition, county lawyers argued that Carter has no legal power to spike a settlement both sides have agreed to. L.A. County asks appeals court to dismiss long-running homelessness lawsuit 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Mr Justice Waksman said he did not have the legal power to grant the council's application. Council loses court bid to block asylum seekers plan for Essex base 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z The government is actively considering whether to give full legal powers to an independent inquiry investigating the deaths of mental health patients. Essex mental health inquiry: Staff could be compelled to give evidence 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z The 47-member Geneva body does not have legal powers but sometimes its probes lead to cases before national and international courts. Ethiopia scraps bid to end UN-ordered Tigray abuses probe early - sources 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Hobbs’ office has declined to comment on the filings by Price and Mitchell and their claims the governor doesn’t have legal power to defy an order to execute a prisoner. Arizona governor blasted for plans to defy execution order 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z The White House is considering pushing Congress to give it more legal power to monitor apps like TikTok and other technology that could expose sensitive data to China. Your Tuesday Briefing 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z The Biden administration is increasingly pushing Congress to give it more legal power to deal with the Chinese-owned video app and other technology that could expose Americans’ sensitive data to China. Your Tuesday Briefing: South Korea’s Olive Branch to Japan 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z If the legislation passes, the new legal powers would give the administration a stronger hand in those talks. White House Said to Consider Pushing Congress on Dealing With TikTok 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z In theory, the party, which said it needed time to study the fine print of the deal, has no legal power to hold it up. Your Thursday Briefing 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z The D.U.P. has no legal power to hold up the agreement. Unionists in Northern Ireland Face Dilemma Over Accepting New Trade Deal 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z He said plans for franchising, where private firms would have to bid to run services, "is a key step towards introducing legal powers to deliver a new model for running buses in Wales". Bus services in Wales face cliff edge cuts, industry warns 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Gender quotas are also being proposed to ensure better female representation, although there is some uncertainty around the Senedd's legal powers to introduce the change. Senedd candidates will need to live in Wales under plans 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z In 2016, he neutralized the mutaween — the notorious religious police who would chase down people for alleged moral infractions — by stripping them of legal powers and restricting them to awareness campaigns. From oil to coffee: A prince's campaign to rebrand Saudi identity 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Ofgem is calling for suppliers to stop forced installations of prepayment meters unless all options have been exhausted, although the regulator does not have the legal power to completely ban these actions. Energy firms face investigation over prepayment meters by regulator 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z Some 93 families in Essex have been campaigning for a full public inquiry with legal powers to compel witnesses. Essex mental health deaths review demands legal powers 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z The request to freeze Bolsonaro’s assets is now in the hands of a judge, but it is unclear whether the court has the legal power to block his accounts. Your Wednesday Briefing 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z The request to freeze Mr. Bolsonaro’s assets is now in the hands of a judge, but it is unclear whether the court has the legal power to block his accounts. Brazil’s Authorities Race to Identify Organizers of Capitol Riot 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z But he noted that the declaration doesn’t give the Board of Supervisors — one of the most powerful government bodies in California — much legal power it didn’t already possess. L.A. County poised to declare state of emergency over homelessness crisis 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z The Scottish government said the Supreme Court case had achieved its aim of bringing legal clarity on the issue of legal powers to hold a referendum. Cost of Supreme Court Indyref2 case revealed 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z They reasoned: If Mr. Ducey’s crews were not allowed to be on forest land in the first place, they had no legal power to thwart protesters. One Governor’s Border Wall Is Another Governor’s Headache 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z The rights council has no legal powers in itself but its debates boost scrutiny of alleged abuses and sometimes the evidence gleaned from its investigations are later used in international court cases. Countries request U.N. human rights debate on Iran - document 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z The UK Supreme Court is currently considering whether the Scottish parliament has the legal power to hold a referendum without the UK government's consent. Nicola Sturgeon holds first meeting with PM Rishi Sunak 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z The UK Supreme Court is currently considering whether the Scottish parliament has the legal power to hold a referendum without that consent being in place. Rishi Sunak to meet Nicola Sturgeon for first time as PM 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z As scientists, we need to improve the public’s understanding of systemic racism as an unjust social, political and legal power structure, as well as that there are no innate “deficiencies” in nonwhite people. Why Scientists Must Stand for Affirmative Action and against Scientific Racism 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z The UK Supreme Court, which heard two days of submissions last week, is considering if Holyrood has the legal powers to press ahead with a referendum without consent from the UK government. Independence economy would 'work for everyone' - Sturgeon 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z The UK Supreme Court, which heard two days of submissions last week, is now going to decide if Holyrood has the legal powers to press ahead with the vote. Independent Scotland would rejoin European Union - Sturgeon 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z Ukraine and its Western allies condemned the move, saying it had no legal power. Russian-installed Kherson leader in evacuation plea amid Ukraine advance 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z The UK Supreme Court is now going to decide if she has the legal powers to press ahead with the vote. Scottish independence: Will there be a second referendum? 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z He finally refused to continue until the judge explained to him how the state has the legal power to prosecute him when the state wasn’t injured. Judge delays ruling on parade suspect’s self-representation 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Judges say the unresolved strike - or failures by ministers to act on warnings - do not give them legal powers to keep people behind bars indefinitely. CPS brings case against judges bailing defendants 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z A judge granting extraordinary legal powers to the man who appointed her to spare him “reputational harm”? Hail, Caesar! Opinion | How reactionary is MAGA? Try the first century B.C. 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z The government has clear legal powers to send migrants to Rwanda under its controversial relocation scheme, its lawyers have told the High Court. Rwanda migrant flights plan legally viable, government lawyers say 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z A Companies House spokesman said there were currently "no legal powers to verify or validate" a firm's details. Bogus companies scam: 'We never knew our home was on the list' 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Prince Harry has previously argued his private security team cannot replicate the work of police protection in the UK, with their access to local intelligence and legal powers. Prince Harry faced tensions with royal officials as security downgraded, court hears 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z The Biden administration has the legal power to end former President Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday, delivering a significant win for the new administration’s immigration policies. Justices deliver win for Biden on border catch-and-release 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z What she does not have is the explicit legal power to hold a vote on Scotland's relationship with the UK - in or out of the 315-year-old union. Scottish independence: Is there a mandate for another referendum? 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z Federal agents have also been flexing another legal power to crack down on crypto crime: civil asset forfeiture, the sometimes-controversial method by which officials seize money or houses suspected to be involved in crime. We've only scratched the surface of how bad the crypto crime wave has gotten 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z The panel will present evidence that the White House counsel also concluded that the vice president had no legal power to throw out legitimate electoral votes for the fake electors Mr. Trump’s team put forward. Jan. 6 Panel Plans to Present New Details of Trump’s Pressure on Pence 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z The coroner has a legal power and duty to write a report following an inquest if it appears there is a risk of other deaths occurring in similar circumstances. Student was soaking and shoeless when hit by train 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Arkansas gives some legal power to the athletes in that state. States hands off when it comes to NCAA, athlete compensation 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z The president’s proposal would require broad new legal powers, but Biden suggested that he saw a powerful symbolism in the move. Russian oligarch’s $300 million yacht seized by Fiji on behalf of U.S. 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z He keeps it to this day, he said, so he has legal power in Turkey to make health care decisions for his mother, who has Alzheimer’s disease. Oz’s ties to Turkey attacked in Pennsylvania’s Senate race 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z Biden’s proposal to allow U.S. authorities to liquidate the assets of Russian oligarchs and donate the proceeds to Ukraine would require broad new legal powers. Biden seeks a dramatic increase in aid for Ukraine 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z While the committee has no legal powers to prosecute Mr Trump, it could choose to refer criminal charges to the US government's chief lawyer, Attorney General Merrick Garland. How big are Donald Trump's legal problems? 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Yet, even as the European authorities gain newfound legal powers to rein in the tech behemoths, critics wondered how effective they will be. EU takes aim at social media’s harms with landmark new law 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z The parades commission has no legal power to ban marches. Lyra McKee: Easter republican parade 'disrespectful' says Lyra McKee's partner 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z The commission has no legal power to ban marches. Londonderry: 'No paramilitary-style clothing' at Easter republican parade 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z The simple answer is workers generally have little to no legal power to push back. Ask Help Desk: What happens if you refuse to go back to the office? 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z Grand juries are groups of citizens given legal powers to gather evidence and testimony. How big are Donald Trump's legal problems? 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z In reality, he said, men’s legal power over women was no match for women’s emotional power over men; so men’s loss of nominal authority “would completely subject us to the Despotism of the Peticoat.” Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The legislation would “funnel money to unions by giving them legal powers no other group has,” Paul Guppy, vice president for the Washington Policy Center, said in a February 2020 statement. U.S. Labor Secretary Walsh talks Starbucks, Amazon and the labor movement during Seattle visit 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z It said the organisation was working within the resources and legal powers they had to tackle pollution. River Wye: Concerns over pollution in Wales' rivers 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z Among the technical changes to the draft legislation is the creation of a legal power to sanction individuals or companies already placed under sanctions by allies such as the European Union, United States and Canada. UK seeks to quicken sanctions process to increase pressure on Russia 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z And so critics of the government say the agency hasn't the financial clout or legal powers to make UWOs workable. Economic Crime Bill: What is it and will it find Putin's loot? 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z “He lacks the legal power or capacity to dictate or compel a specific action, let alone result,” his lawyers wrote. Contempt threats, primary woes swirl amid Ohio map confusion 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Banks acting on emergency legal powers meant to thwart the protests had begun freezing accounts of truckers and others tied to the convoy, according to law enforcement authorities. Canadian police push back COVID protesters in bid to end siege 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z And now, he added, what the jury does “has no legal power at this point.” Judge Plans to Dismiss Sarah Palin’s Lawsuit Against The Times 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z Followers of these conspiracy theories wrongly believe they possess the legal power to bring leading politicians, civil servants and scientists before so-called "common law courts". Covid: Cummings claims PM was warned about lockdown drinks, and job vacancies hit new high 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z Followers of "sovereign citizen" and "freeman on the land" conspiracy theories wrongly believe they possess the legal power to bring leading politicians, civil servants and scientists before so-called "common law courts". Anti-vax protests: ‘Sovereign citizens’ fight UK Covid vaccine rollout 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z The Council of State is an advisory body that has legal powers to overturn government decisions it considers unlawful. Setback for Belgian govt as coronavirus measures overturned 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z Orban has been working to consolidate Europe’s right-wing, including politicians and parties that share his anti-immigration views and opposition to the EU exercising legal powers over the bloc’s national governments. Macron’s Hungary trip highlights EU rift over liberal values 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z The government later acknowledged that it only had legal powers to kill infected animals, prompting the minister of agriculture to resign. Danish Leader Is Questioned Over ‘Minkgate’ Cull Driven by Covid Fears 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Pence didn’t have the legal power to do so, but Trump pressured him anyway. Pence’s former top aide cooperating with Jan. 6 panel 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z But the judge in the health care provider case wrote that federal officials likely overstepped their legal powers. Biden vaccine rule for health workers blocked in 10 states 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z If you claim that a doctor refused treatment because of Girardi’s legal power, please name that doctor. They wrote the story that rocked 'Real Housewives.' And they still have questions 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z But through the thicket of lawyerly jargon about who has what legal power here, a picture did emerge of the actual moral and political argument Republicans are making about abortion rights. Republicans simplify their defense of the Texas abortion ban 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z They added that because the time period was before the existence of the council they "have no legal powers to undertake an investigation or inquiry into a body that legally no longer exists". Abuse survivor fights for justice after 70 years 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z As part of the Law and Justice party’s consolidation of judicial bodies and legal powers, the government established a “disciplinary chamber” that critics say is a tool to intimidate judges. E.U. debates withholding billions of euros from Poland as punishment for democratic backsliding 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z The inquiry found out about his departure on 31 August, meaning it could not attempt to use legal powers to stop him leaving, the court heard. Manchester Arena Inquiry: Bomber brother 'laughed in face' of inquiry 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z "Where abuse is illegal the police already have a range of legal powers to identify individuals who attempt to hide behind anonymity." Can Online Safety Bill tackle social media abuse of MPs? 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z The order is almost guaranteed to face legal challenges, though many public health experts say that it appears to be within the bounds of the agency’s legal powers. Biden meets with business leaders on vaccine mandates 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Justice Department’s aggressive attempts to use its legal power to identify leaks tied to an investigation into former President Donald Trump’s ties to Russia. Apple reaffirms privacy stance amid Trump probe revelations 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z Mr Boardman will not have any legal powers, but the government has said he will have access to "all relevant documentation" and be allowed to interview "relevant individuals". All the investigations facing the government, explained 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z Whether the chair is a judge or not does not affect the legal powers of the inquiry. Covid inquiry: What is it and how will it work? 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z If the network is declared extremist, authorities will gain the legal power to hand down jail terms to activists and freeze bank accounts. Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny appears in court via video link as his campaign offices disband 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z It is also likely that the national state of emergency, decreed just over a year ago to grant the government legal powers for imposing lockdowns, won’t be extended beyond the end of this week. Portugal poised to lift more restrictions as pandemic ebbs 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z The ruling overturned a judge’s decision earlier this month that the government overstepped its legal powers. Dutch appeals court upholds legal basis for virus curfew 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z Last month the committee used its legal powers to demand the release of documents from the Crown Office. Salmond inquiry will not publish women's messages 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z But he is under growing pressure from Trump to overturn the will of the voters and tip the results in the president’s favor, despite having no legal power to affect the outcome. Congress set to confirm Biden’s electoral win over Trump 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z For decades, government authorities have had the legal power to stop foodborne illnesses and infectious diseases by closing businesses and quarantining individuals, among other measures. Pandemic backlash jeopardizes public health powers, leaders 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z He said: "Using legal powers is a last resort but continuity of education is a national priority." Covid-19: Greenwich Council ordered to keep schools open 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z “And this court has a monopoly on the legal power to do so since the governor will not relent.” Nevada church resumes court battle over COVID-19 rules 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, Dyfed-Powys Police used legal powers to disperse a group of 200 young people gathering in Burry Port, near Llanelli. Police criticise village ravers as 'irresponsible' 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z The seven-page document lists 10 reforms aimed at boosting the WHO’s legal powers and funding. Exclusive: Germany, France want more funding, power for WHO as part of sweeping reforms 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z It’s unclear what legal powers he would use to achieve this. White House, Democrats fail to reach agreement on virus relief bill, and next steps are uncertain 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z The court rulings increase the legal powers available to police to use against protesters. Anti-racism demonstrators to protest in Sydney despite ban 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z That opinion was in response to questions from five Republican state senators regarding Holcomb’s legal power. Indiana governor drops mask violator penalty after criticism 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z Such a regulator would be armed with legal powers to request data, supervise data sharing requests and settle disputes, it added. Exclusive: India panel proposes new regulator for non-personal data: draft report 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z The real argument is political: regardless of whether Ottawa has the legal power to send Meng home, should it do so given China’s behaviour over the past year and a half? Editorial Roundup: US 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z However, the Trump administration is still investigating ways to use legal powers to act on social media content they view as violent or illegal. The Trump administration wants social media platforms to police protesters 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump announced in September 2017 that he would wind down the program, basing his decision on the argument that creating or maintaining it was beyond the legal power of any president. Trump Can’t Immediately End DACA, Supreme Court Rules 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z "Even though the overwhelming financial resources rests with the federal government, the overwhelming amount of legal power rests with the governors." COVID and the Constitution: Governments struggle to balance collective safety with personal autonomy 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z The Secret Service, which has the legal power to clear any area for the president’s safety, did not respond to questions seeking an explanation of its decision-making. Barr personally ordered removal of protesters near White House, leading to use of force against largely peaceful crowd 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z The Secret Service, which has the legal power to clear any area for the president’s safety, did not respond to questions seeking an explanation for their decision-making. AG William Barr personally ordered removal of protesters near White House 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z Former federal judge Michael McConnell, who now directs Stanford Law School’s Constitutional Law Center, also said Trump lacks the legal power to back up his threat. Trump threatens Twitter over fact checks: What’s next? 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z Federal judges, thereby, are the ones with the legal power to override governors' orders. Judge Napolitano: Trump has no authority to override church bans, but can do this 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z “WHO’s Director-General Tedros had every legal power and precedent to include Taiwan in WHA’s proceedings. Yet, he instead chose not to invite Taiwan under pressure from the People’s Republic of China,” the statement said. China’s Xi backs WHO-led review of covid-19 outbreak 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z The other two involve the question of whether a congressional committee has the legal power to subpoena Trump’s accountant and some of his lenders. Donald Trump brings his claim of absolute power to the supreme court | Austin Sarat 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z Cemeteries in Northern Ireland are operated by councils but the executive holds the legal power over whether to reopen them. Reopening of NI cemeteries to be considered 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z The definition of a concentration camp is sometimes fuzzy, but at root, such camps represent a combination of physical and legal power. 'It’s a place where they try to destroy you': why concentration camps are still with us 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z And Wales' Health Minister Vaughan Gething tweeted to say that he and First Minister Mark Drakeford were "actively considering our legal powers to directly intervene" due to concerns about the influx of visitors to Wales. Coronavirus: 'Unprecedented scenes' on Welsh hills 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z The supervisor of one team of prosecutors questioned whether the Stone case portended a presidential crusade to use the department’s legal powers to damage his political enemies and help his friends. Fearful of Trump’s Attacks, Justice Dept. Lawyers Worry Barr Will Leave Them Exposed 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z A key means of doing so is through the legal power of patents, and the monopoly-like profits — or what some experts call unearned economic rents — they guarantee. A secret reason Rx drugs cost so much: A global web of patent laws protects Big Pharma 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z He acted within a sheriff’s broad legal power to bring Wallin back and will face little accountability until the election of 2023. Snohomish sheriff errs in reinstating deputy 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z He added: "I don't think there's any legal power that enables a school to fine parents and that's probably the end of it." School to fine late parents £1 every five minutes 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z The city’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, said Tuesday that authorities have rolled out new measures that would require Hong Kong’s doctors to report suspected cases and give city officials legal powers to quarantine suspected patients. Specter of possible new virus emerging from central China raises alarms across Asia 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z She is expected to ask the UK government to transfer the legal powers to hold a referendum to the Scottish Parliament through what is known as a "Section 30 order" - as happened in 2014. PM Johnson 'remains opposed' to holding indyref2 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z Nicola Sturgeon is to publish a blueprint for staging a new Scottish independence referendum next week after challenging Boris Johnson to pass on the legal powers to stage one. Nicola Sturgeon to publish independence referendum blueprint 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z When legal powers step in, the clock on justice begins. It's the Republicans' biggest impeachment lie, and Americans could fall for it 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z He gave only a single reason for doing so, saying that creating or maintaining the program was beyond the legal power of any president. Supreme Court Appears Ready to Let Trump End DACA Program 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z Supreme Court to ask for legal power to forcibly sweep homeless encampments off the streets. Living on the edge in the homeless encampments of Los Angeles 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z He said he persuaded the Klansman to sign over his life rights and legal power — an account disputed by Killen’s family — by promising to get him a book and movie deal. A black activist convinced a neo-Nazi he’d save him from legal ruin. Then the real plan began. The committee has the legal power to summon Mr Johnson to appear before it for questioning and has done once before - when it quizzed him over the failed Garden Bridge project in 2018. PM given 14 days to explain Jennifer Arcuri links 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z The only ones now with the legal power to change or add to the text are EU national leaders, not the commission. First woman nominated to lead EU Commission 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z Federal investigators have fewer tools and legal powers at their disposal in domestic terrorism cases than they do if they are up against someone tied to an international organization such as Isis or al-Qaida. FBI opens domestic terrorism case in Gilroy garlic festival shooting 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z People are calling on the mayor to do what the council doesn’t have the legal power to do and what it appears the DDS won’t: Restore the Georgetown contract before it ends on Aug. 31. Perspective | Are you listening, Mayor Bowser? The District’s disability community is hoping you are. 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Its main purpose is to extend the government's legal power to delay a fresh Stormont election until October at the earliest. MPs set to vote on same-sex marriage in NI 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z Park and Planning officials have said they believe the state’s legal powers of eminent domain don’t extend to publicly owned land. Hundreds attend town hall to protest Hogan plan to add toll lanes to Beltway, I-270 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z He's not being indicted because Mueller doesn't believe he has the legal power to indict a president. Cracks show in Bill Barr's legal-walrus facade: Mueller letters make for a bad day on Capitol Hill 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z She said the commission also might argue that the state’s legal powers of eminent domain don’t extend to public land. Maryland plan to add Beltway toll lanes sinks in, raises alarm for nearby residents 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z "We will be monitoring and holding them to account and continue to challenge requests to segregate communal areas on new developments using our legal powers, including enforcement action where necessary," a spokesman added. Housing 'segregation' wall taken down 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z A cross-party group of lawmakers, led by the Labour Party’s Yvette Cooper, proposed a plan that would give parliament the legal power to force May to seek an extension to the negotiating period. Explainer: How Wednesday's parliamentary Brexit debate will work 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z A cross-party group of lawmakers, led by the Labour Party’s Yvette Cooper, will propose a plan that would give parliament the legal power to force May to seek an extension to the negotiating period. Brexit de-escalation? How Wednesday's parliamentary debate will work 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z The binding option - A cross-party group of lawmakers, led by the Labour Party’s Yvette Cooper, are proposing a plan that would give parliament the legal power to force May to seek an extension. Explainer: Britain's next Brexit flashpoint - What happens in... 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z The organisation offers advice to local authorities on planned building work in these areas but, unlike national parks, there are no legal powers to prevent development. Coastal 'beauty' area could be extended 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z It’s about whether a regulatory commission can assert legal powers that state statutes don’t provide, and the clear answer is no. Recent editorials published in Nebraska newspapers 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Ms. Nielsen insisted Mr. Trump, in enacting the asylum ban, was flexing legal powers given him to exclude any class of alien from the U.S. when he deems it in the interests the nation. Obama-appointed judges undercut Trump on immigration 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Even Trump’s critics say he is within his legal power to order the operation. Some veterans say Trump is politicizing the military by sending troops to the border days before midterm election - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z Alerting Congress through a formal proclamation, Bush moved to gain additional legal powers over the U.S. military. For Trump, a ‘national emergency’ is anything he says it is — including the migrant caravan 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Opponents have brandished it, too, in bad faith, acting as though women’s speech has far more social and political and legal power than it has actually been granted. One Year of #MeToo: What Women’s Speech Is Still Not Allowed to Do 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z If investigators uncover evidence that Kavanaugh lied to lawmakers during hearings or on his background-check forms, that could spark a criminal investigation in which law enforcement could use the full extent of its legal powers. FBI again drawn into partisan controversy as Republicans consent to ‘limited,’ additional Kavanaugh background check 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z In a letter to the Port Authority in July, trade group Airlines for America said the agency “lacks the legal power to regulate wages of third parties”. Minimum wage raised to $19 for New York and New Jersey airport workers 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z But the current focus on the treatment of conservative viewpoints could suggest “an attempt to use legitimate concerns to organize legal power for one party and point of view, and that’s dangerous,” he added. States Loom as a Regulatory Threat to Tech Giants 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z The University of California had done everything within its legal power to let Yiannopoulos speak without allowing him to hijack Berkeley’s campus. How Social-Media Trolls Turned U.C. Berkeley Into a Free-Speech Circus 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z But she is engaged in a legal power struggle with CBS and many of its directors, who oppose the deal and are trying to strip her of voting control. Green Light for AT&T Deal Sets Up Comcast’s Fox Bid, Merger Frenzy 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z However, debt collection agencies lack the legal powers to force an immediate repayment. Vega+ games console faces debt collectors 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z A president does not have the legal power to raise the firearm-purchase age, which is set by law. David Hogg calls for perpetuating trolling of Trump 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z There are real questions regarding the legislature’s legal power to mandate a rate reduction, but even if the reductions occur, they are short-lived. South Carolina editorial roundup 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z But there are doubts about the statute's legal power. Europe's billion-dollar deals at stake in Iran row 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z A recent BBC investigation highlighted frustration about the lack of legal powers and loopholes in the law. Illegal schools crackdown promised 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z “Here in CA, we embrace our historic diversity, and we will do everything in our legal power to protect it.” Justice Department suing California over sanctuary laws 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z Trump said President Barack Obama had lacked the legal power to create DACA. Senate to debate immigration, but Trump is the question mark 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z Even as Obama argued that this policy fell within his administration’s pre-existing legal powers, he stressed the need for Congress to act. It’s up to Congress, not the president, to fix DACA 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether President Trump has the legal power to bar tens of thousands of visitors and immigrants from several mostly Muslim nations from entering this country. Supreme Court will decide on Trump's travel ban 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z As the founders sell, their legal powers decline, too. How tech giants are ruled by control freaks 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z Yet efforts to build city nets, or even regulate the giants more, run up against the lobbying and legal power of the cartel giants. What Mayor Durkan needs to keep her eyes on 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z They call for Spain to hand over legal powers. Catalonia's longest week 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z At the end of 2017, one of the NSA’s most important legal powers is set to expire. Secrecy is killing our best chance at real NSA reform 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z While the Tory government would have the legal power under direct rule, they may not have the will to upset their bedfellows the DUP. 'My love isn't second-class': the struggle for marriage equality in Northern Ireland 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z MTA and Maryland Department of Transportation officials declined an interview about the state condemning and buying homes and businesses along the Purple Line alignment using its legal power of eminent domain. Small-business owners in Purple Line’s path worry about being forced to move 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z With moonlighting, however, “they’re using their legal powers as public officers in the context of working for a private employer.” Policies put limits on police working outside jobs 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z When Congress established the Superfund program in 1980, lawmakers gave the EPA legal powers to force polluters to pay to fix the messes they had created. Scott Pruitt vows to speed the nation’s Superfund cleanups. Communities wonder how. 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z Some people, though, told Revenue Department officials at a Wednesday hearing that the department was overstepping its legal power, as well as not correctly following procedures for issuing new government rules. Questions as Mississippi seeks to tax online lodging rentals 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z But in other places, the legal power of treaties has been reinforced. Old Treaties and New Alliances Empower Native Americans 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z And once the video is uploaded, it’s hard to delete it: important when dealing with an untrusted adversary with the legal power to confiscate devices and suppress footage. Facebook Live will change social media – but in what way? 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z He said they “exhausted all legal powers to the limit to ward off potential dangers.” Berlin attacker Amri used 14 different identities 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z The Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act include specific provisions that give the agency legal powers, and changing that would require action by Congress as well. Trump Wants to ‘Drain the Swamp,’ but Change Will Be Complex and Costly 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z President Trump probably has the legal power to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change, ratified by America this year, though it might take time. What to expect 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Hong Kong’s Basic Law stipulates that Beijing holds the legal power to make interpretations, and it is the central government’s duty to step in when there is a difference of legal opinion, Li said. In unprecedented act, China bars 2 HK lawmakers from office 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z California Guard officials say they do not have the legal power to waive repayment. Congress knew for at least two years about Pentagon efforts to take back bonuses from veterans 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z Medicare, the health care program for older Americans and the disabled, would get new legal powers to negotiate prescription drug prices with pharma companies. WHY IT MATTERS: Health Care 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z However, the government is exercising the full extent of the legal powers granted to it under the state of emergency. ‘What about our human rights?’: Kurds feel force of Turkey’s crackdown 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Using its legal powers, Which? is making a super-complaint to the Payment Systems Regulator and alerting the Financial Conduct Authority. Protect bank transfer scam victims, demands Which? - BBC News 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z And with this in mind, the GOP-led panel will hold a hearing tomorrow focused on Smith’s legal power to subpoena state offices investigating a company he’d prefer not be bothered. House Republicans go to bat for ExxonMobil 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z The motion holds no legal power but conservationists hope it will spur countries to ban the sale of ivory within their own borders, to help stem the rampant poaching of elephants. Ban on domestic ivory trade passes at international summit 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z The legal power of the rights commission, which was established in the early 1990s, is limited to investigating alleged abuses and issuing nonbinding recommendations for action to the government agencies involved. Commission Accuses Mexican Police of ‘Arbitrarily’ Executing Alleged Criminals 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z The National Health Service argued that it "does not have the legal power to commission PrEP," because preventative public health measures are the responsibility of local government. U.K. Court Rules Health Service Can Fund HIV Prevention Drug 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z The National Health Service argued that it “does not have the legal power to commission PrEP,” because preventative public health measures are the responsibility of local government. UK court rules health service can fund HIV prevention drug 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z After initially saying it would "consider" its position in May it confirmed it would not be commissioning Prep, arguing that it does not have the legal power to do so. HIV drug 'gave me the confidence to trust again' - BBC News 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Another fundamental limit is that the tribunal lacks legal power to resolve underlying and potentially explosive conflicts regarding sovereignty over land features, such as the dangerously contested Scarborough Shoal, and disputes over maritime boundaries. Why law can’t solve the South China Sea conflict 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z As now drafted, the bill would stay such lawsuits, put Puerto Rico under federal oversight and give it other legal powers similar to those found in bankruptcy. Supreme Court Rejects Puerto Rico Law in Debt Restructuring Case 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z With no legal power to intervene, the investigators could only watch as they flew off to Manila. The $10bn question: what happened to the Marcos millions? 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z In the face of congressional paralysis, the public — most of it — looks to the president to solve its problems, enabling the president to call upon his latent legal powers with full force. What Should We Expect From the Supreme Court’s Showdown Over Immigration? 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Normally, such legal powers are available only in bankruptcy. Bill to Ease Puerto Rico Debt Crisis Introduced in House 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z Photograph: Protection Unit of Human Rights Defenders in Guatemala As a human rights defender, I have been under attack for two decades from both illegal and legal powers. 'Hitmen tried to drive me off the road in Guatemala. Luckily, I’m a good driver' 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z Trump said this week in a statement that he would “use every legal power … to stop these terrorist enemies,” but he vowed not to order military or other officials to violate international law. The Latest: Trump on hold as Kentucky results loom 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z But on Friday he issued a much softer statement, saying he would use "every legal power" to stop terrorists. Donald Trump softens stance on torture after TV outburst - BBC News 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z Indonesian officials are calling for more legal powers to cope with the rising terrorist threat there. Malaysia Detains Seven Suspected Islamic State Members Plotting Attacks 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z White House officials dismissed Republican concerns about the president’s legal powers, saying that the actions he is taking are well within his authority. Obama’s Effort to Go It Alone on Guns Brings Republicans Together 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z Then again, legal power and influence in this Administration has ebbed from the respected and quasi-independent Office of Legal Counsel. President Guantanamo 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Besides holding financial and legal power, these companies also have science on their side. Indigenous peoples must benefit from science 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z In the interim period, Police Scotland's Operation Redwall has aimed to use legal powers to target premises selling legal highs. Six ambulances a day on 'legal high' callouts - BBC News 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z She was an adult, and her parents had no legal power over her. For Parents With Troubled Adult Children, Financial Hurdles Abound 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z He hoped the party would win a majority of at least 330 seats, allowing it to amend the Constitution to expand his legal powers and solidify his increasingly authoritarian rule. A Power Grab in Turkey 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z Then and now, the efforts to reinforce legal powers of security agencies and curtail the freedoms of citizens were accompanied by statements from policymakers describing the threat in blood-curdling terms. 'There is no silver bullet': Isis, al-Qaida and the myths of terrorism 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z To avoid singling out one religion, government officials gave the inquiry wide legal powers to examine any organization that may have covered up abuse. Jehovah’s Witnesses face child sexual-abuse investigation in Australia 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z In an untested bureaucracy, establishing legal powers and administrative authorities for various ministries and officials often resulted in conflict and delay. Libyan force was lesson in limits of U.S. power 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z The ECB's offer was challenged by a conservative German lawmaker and others who argue the ECB overstepped its legal powers and strayed into using its monetary powers to lend financial aid to governments. European court upholds key anti-crisis program 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z The charity wants the government to create a new organisation "armed with the legal powers to ensure internet companies are transparent and accountable". Facebook criticised by NSPCC over sobbing baby video clip - BBC News 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Officials say they don't use the information for any other purpose, and that the legal powers that enable the program are essential to the hunt for terrorists. GOP candidates divided over renewing USA Patriot Act 2015-05-09T04:00:00Z Controlled by husbands who manipulate their position, wield emotional and legal power, and leverage their marriages for their own gain, these women are a gruesome example of domestic abuse. Fighting to Be Free: The Lengths Orthodox Jewish Women Will Go to for a 'Get' 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z While the association does not have the legal power to prevent its more than 62,000 members from providing drugs for executions, its policies set ethical standards, the Associated Press reported. Health Highlights: March 31, 2015 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z The NSA, however, could invoke other legal powers to continue the data collection program without Section 215 of the Patriot Act, says Harley Geiger, senior counsel for the Center for Democracy and Technology advocacy group. Would NSA Data Surveillance End With Patriot Act? 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z But Shaw held the legal power to make personnel and policy changes in the police department - not Knowles, a part-time officeholder who earns less than $5,000 annually. Ferguson manager is 5th out after DOJ report alleging bias 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z But the EU General Court ruled that the ECB lacked the legal powers to enforce this. Court backs UK in euro trading case 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z Together, they are a legal power couple that straddles Wall Street and Washington like few others. She Runs S.E.C. He’s a Lawyer. Recusals and Headaches Ensue. 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z "To build on this success, councils urgently need more legal powers to ensure partners share vital information as quickly as possible," he said. Too many youngsters 'off the radar' 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, in the Telegraph, former MI5 director-general Lord Evans argues that the legal powers of police and security agencies to intercept and monitor communications must be extended. Islamist concerns on front pages 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z It is "essential" the inquiry has these legal powers to "prevent evidence being withheld or tampered with", they say. Child abuse inquiry overhaul urged 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z As we have seen from recent events, that legal power is sweeping, intrusive, poorly defined, and absolute. Why Ebola Quarantines Will Grow Larger -- And More Troubling 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Even if Treasury does have the legal power to curb the practice, there is a separate argument over whether it should use it. Does Treasury Have the Legal Authority To Curb Tax Inversions? 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z The agency has also not made full use of its legal powers in investigating automakers, which include an ability to force the recall of vehicles and to issue subpoenas to obtain information and documents. Regulator Slow to Respond to Deadly Vehicle Defects 2014-09-14T04:00:00Z The bill is stuck in the National Assembly, with ruling and opposition parties deadlocked over what legal powers any inquiry should be given. Funeral begins for South Korean tycoon whose family ran ferry disaster firm 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z Theresa May said Britain must introduce all the legal powers necessary to win the struggle against terror that is feared to last for decades. Theresa May set to introduce new laws to combat British extremism 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z The current Nigerian constitution doesn't specify the role of traditional monarchs, whose legal powers and independence ebbed under British colonial rule and eroded further during military rule after Nigeria became independent in 1960. progressive banker now Islamic monarch in Nigeria 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z It follows Ed Miliband's announcement that Wales' legal powers would be brought into line with Scotland's. Financial powers 'like Scotland's' 2014-03-30T08:22:50Z In congressional testimony this spring, Mr. Friedman, the agency’s acting head, appeared to have limited knowledge of some of the agency’s legal powers and its history of exercising them. Regulator Slow to Respond to Deadly Vehicle Defects 2014-09-14T04:00:00Z "They chose to use their money and legal power to bully us in the courts," Hooser said. Agrochemical Companies Sue to Block Anti-GMO Law in Hawaii 2014-01-12T14:45:06.451Z The city lacks the legal power to rewrite its pension obligations. Opinion: Mayoral agendas are no threat to business 2013-12-29T06:00:00Z Parliament's Home Affairs Committee, a panel with influence but no legal power, said the ban was not based on any evidence of medical or social harm. Britain should scrap plan to ban khat drug: lawmakers 2013-11-29T00:37:25Z In a shake-up of British bank regulation brought on by the financial crisis, the FPC gained the legal power in April to direct banks to hold more capital against loans in certain sectors. BoE to focus on housing in Carney's first financial stability report 2013-11-28T00:11:03Z Although Mr Larkin directed an inquest be held into his death, the coroner refused last year on the basis that it went beyond his legal powers. Stillborn baby inquest go-ahead 2013-11-21T11:52:47Z In the charity's early years, its three founders were busy using legal powers to buy land, he said. 'Quiet man' who kept England green 2013-11-03T01:55:44Z The ICC gained legal powers on ratification of the Statute in 2002 and judges were elected the following year. Insight: Kenya cases stir African backlash against ICC 2013-09-16T17:43:45Z Obama has broad legal powers to undertake military action against Syria. U.S. lawmakers call on Obama to consult them on Syria 2013-08-26T22:43:34Z After meeting with a victims' group opposed to the parade, Ms Villiers complained on Thursday that legal powers to ban the Castlederg parade were "restricted and narrowly defined". Controversial parade taking place 2013-08-11T14:06:21Z After meeting with a victims' group opposed to the parade, Ms Villiers complained on Thursday that legal powers to ban the parade were "restricted and narrowly defined". Police call for calm ahead of parade 2013-08-11T04:27:54Z She said legal powers to ban the parade were "restricted and narrowly defined". Castlederg march will be 'dignified' 2013-08-09T10:58:59Z "On the issue of legal powers to ban the parade, these are restricted and narrowly defined," Ms Villiers said. Villiers 'unable to ban IRA parade' 2013-08-08T15:08:48Z The question is about how the feds, with sweeping legal powers but limited manpower, will coordinate with the states where state law allows what federal law forbids,” explained Kleiman. No Profit In Pot Start-Ups, Says Expert, Kleiman 2013-06-15T20:45:00Z Lawmakers who favor stripping commanders of their legal powers said they will try to resurrect their bill when the full Senate takes up the matter. Poll: Americans concerned about sex assaults in military 2013-06-12T21:00:00Z But the commission is operating at the limit of its legal powers and of political acceptance. Charlemagne: Crank up the motor 2013-06-06T15:01:30Z Mr Tyndall has legal powers to review complaints about public services such as hospitals or councils in Wales. Watchdog wants more privacy power 2013-06-05T06:01:52Z Justice has had the legal power under the U.S. criminal code to get a warrant to subpoena journalists’ notes and their phone records for over 40 years, but have rarely used it. Scrambling To Find AP Leaker, Obama's Administration Vindicates Bush 2013-05-15T11:05:25Z The assembly does not have the legal power to expel a member for misconduct. Tougher action for AMs who misbehave 2013-05-15T05:55:43Z An independent C.B.I. act shall be passed with much more sound legal powers. India Ink: What’s Wrong With the C.B.I.? Former Directors Weigh In 2013-05-10T05:50:38Z The SWA argued that introducing minimum pricing was outside the Scottish parliament's legal powers as a devolved government and broke several parts of European law, by conflicting with open border, common market rules. Scottish court rules minimum alcohol pricing is legal 2013-05-03T10:36:18Z The EPA has made no decision about whether to invoke its legal powers to block the Pebble Mine, said Dennis McLarren, Pacific Northwest regional director for the agency. Alaska mine would damage streams and wetlands: EPA report 2013-04-27T03:12:22Z The top E.U. privacy body, the Article 29 working group, is an advisory committee to the European Commission and does not have the legal power to levy fines. Germany Fines Google Over Data Collection 2013-04-22T11:12:08Z After years of vowing to curb Mr. Slim's power in the telephone market, the Mexican government is close to giving itself the legal power to break up his telecommunications giant, América Móvil SAB. Carlos Slim's Empire Under Assault 2013-03-16T00:06:43Z "Any new enforcement regime needs to be dynamic, robust and have the legal powers to punish unscrupulous site operators, protect residents and provide a greater incentive to raise the standards of the industry." Mobile home owners 'suffer' claim 2012-10-15T05:50:26Z Tolerance for high executive compensation has increased, even as the legal powers of unions have been weakened and an intellectual case against them has been relentlessly advanced by plutocrat-financed think tanks. Opinion: The Self-Destruction of the 1 Percent 2012-10-13T23:19:03Z And Holyrood will be formally handed legal powers to hold the referendum under what is known as a Section 30 order. Meeting to seal referendum deal 2012-10-10T11:49:30Z With this in mind, giving brand owners the legal power to control search results isn’t in the consumers’ best interests. Newly Released Consumer Survey Indicates that Legal Concerns About Competitive Keyword Advertising Are Overblown 2012-09-12T16:25:31Z "Angus Robertson's extraordinary claims that the Electoral Commission supports the SNP's views on where the legal power lie will fool no-one." Referendum question bid rejected 2012-07-11T17:53:48Z But, as I understand it, the legal powers are available if there are particular stresses and strains. David Cameron 'prepared to halt immigration of Greeks into UK' 2012-07-03T18:48:46Z Good regulation isn’t made merely through money, staffing and legal power. DealBook: With New Leader, Regulator Finds a New Direction as Well 2012-06-13T16:06:00Z A 16-page section of the court-approved settlement outlines Smith’s legal powers, his responsibilities and the information banks must provide to him on a regular basis. Joseph Smith Jr., monitor of banks after mortgage settlement, faces a daunting task 2012-04-18T11:00:00Z Last June, the United States Supreme Court upheld the judgment, which legal experts said refined how legal power is apportioned in bankruptcies. Robert R. Beezer, Judge on Ninth Circuit, Dies at 83 2012-04-05T01:55:43Z Kevin Landy, assistant director for detention policy and planning at ICE, noted that the agency did not have legal powers to punish, as federal prisons do. Union Head Assails New U.S. Rules for Immigration Detention 2012-03-29T03:16:32Z The act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The NFL doesn’t actually have the legal power to prohibit such things, and Public Knowledge wants to make it illegal to say so. Now that SOPA?s dead, five easy ways to reform copyright law 2012-02-29T18:10:52Z Only 16 of the 121 councils that responded said they had recouped money back using legal powers. Families hide wealth to avoid care fees 2012-02-26T00:27:37Z I have, indeed, no legal power over you. For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z The appeal will revolve around whether the Swedish public prosecutor had the legal power to seek Mr. Assange’s extradition. Julian Assange of WikiLeaks to Appeal Extradition at British Supreme Court 2012-02-01T08:42:02Z To clothe with authority, warrant, or legal power; to give a right to act; to empower; as, to authorize commissioners to settle a boundary. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The troops introduced by Bernard had been removed from the city, and there was no legal power but that of the civil authorities, to suppress disorder. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z The final appeal to the Supreme Court will revolve around whether the Swedish public prosecutor seeking his extradition has the legal power to do so. Supreme Court Grants Assange Right to Appeal 2011-12-16T14:30:54Z If Mr. Patterson has left any legal powers to that effect, his daughter will resort to every process of law to effect your removal; your refusal to withdraw will not redound to your credit. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z Britain's press is currently self-regulated by the Press Complaints Commission, a voluntary body with little funding and no legal powers. Press probe says more papers may have phone-hacked 2011-11-14T16:27:23Z Are the Curators quite sure that they have any legal power to compel a return under such circumstances? Remarks on the practice and policy of lending Bodleian printed books and manuscripts 2011-10-27T02:00:27.377Z Although the number of citizens is small, their presence in the sample raised concerns because immigration authorities do not have legal powers to prosecute or deport Americans. Latinos Said to Bear Weight of a Deportation Program 2011-10-19T02:10:23Z Some companies are considering suing Mr Kasukuwere for exceeding his legal powers. Expropriation in Zimbabwe: Your mine is mine 2011-09-01T09:47:46Z And Cicero says, he loseth all legal power in and over an army or empire, who by that government and army does obstruct the welfare of that republic. A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods 2011-08-21T02:00:31.760Z Nobody, by contrast, questions the legal power of Congress to allow the states to tax e-commerce. Tax Amazon, Other E-Commerce at Source: Ramesh Ponnuru 2011-07-26T17:33:02Z There being no legal power to enforce order was the cardinal weakness of the British Legion. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z Some regulators continue to lack “important legal powers,” it said. Regulators Lack Power to Wind Down Failing Banks, Basel Says 2011-07-06T10:31:24Z Causes of the weakness of Congress.—The fundamental cause of the weakness of Congress was its lack of legal powers. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z The man's possession is all his legal power; and if possession give a right, his power will give legality. A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods 2011-08-21T02:00:31.760Z However, it stops short of giving rights holders legal powers to pursue alleged pirates. Courts used to block pirate site 2011-06-27T16:11:11Z The restrictions show, he says, the extensive legal powers enjoyed by the Chinese authorities. Ai Weiwei 'banned from tweeting' 2011-06-24T13:58:12Z Let the state abide by it too, and give to women the legal power to save themselves. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z The same day he said to the delegates of the Masonic lodges, "Address yourselves to the Commune; what is wanted is the submission of the insurgents, and not the resignation of legal power." History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z "Companies have to be aware that there is a legal power here and there is the possibility of prosecution," says Lincoln Tsang, a partner at the London offices of law firm Arnold & Porter LLP. Special report: Big Pharma's global guinea pigs 2011-05-06T07:17:51Z Mr Neyroud said that in time the new body could develop into an organisation similar to the General Medical Council, which has legal powers to act as a watchdog over doctors. Constables 'should pay to police' 2011-04-05T14:19:24Z They were not given the liberal legal powers that English and American unions have. Socialism and Democracy in Europe 2011-03-15T02:00:12.887Z Media regulation is mainly a matter for national governments and, with limited legal powers at its disposal, the commission mainly sought to enforce rules that apply across European borders within the Union. Hungary Tones Down Media Law to End E.U. Conflict 2011-02-16T21:10:19Z He has legal power to enforce his summons, but it is never disregarded, and the "crowd" fall on with saws, axes, and levers. Two Years in Oregon 2011-02-16T03:00:33.293Z The populace wished to procure abundance by pillage and conflagration, the legal power wished to maintain it by the galleys and the rope. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z Still, the legal powers of the local board are restricted to the establishment of an approved type of school, the control of externa, and the right of nominating teachers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z Bill says his site's owner was using his legal power and position to try to force the price down and buy it for himself. Park life 2011-01-16T08:04:12Z The proposal, which holds no legal power, seems to be viewed by Liberians and Westerners, and by Sirleaf herself, as almost precious. | Liberia: An Uncompromising Woman 2010-10-23T23:54:00Z Armed with new investigative tools, more legal powers and a beefed-up congressional mandate, they're charging culprits at an unprecedented rate. The U.S. searches for war criminals 2010-10-01T10:02:00Z The Scottish government, which has broad legal powers under the UK political system, had been advised that he was likely to die within three months of advanced prostate cancer. Senate panel sets hearing on BP-Lockerbie case 2010-07-16T03:06:00Z “I think the bar has to be set pretty high when a government agency wants to use its legal power to out its critics.” Suit Asks for Names of Online Commenters 2010-05-17T02:58:00Z They argued that letters he wrote to them about remodelling the park and moving their homes, as well as his behaviour on the site, amounted to an abuse of his legal powers. Park life 2011-01-16T08:04:12Z President Barack Obama is about to nominate a new judge to sit on the US Supreme Court - one of nine who have tenure for life, together exercising the highest legal power in the land. Court choice 2010-05-10T02:58:00Z Instead, as a result of the government refusing to use its legal powers to intervene and ignoring the administrators' proposals, over 1,000 workers will be sacked and their pensions destroyed. Rail contractor Jarvis reveals 1,100 job losses 2010-03-31T13:44:00Z CHCs have legal powers to protect the interests of patients and to inspect hospitals. Worry new NHS watchdogs 'rushed' 2010-03-31T06:59:00Z The prosecution say Sgt Smellie went beyond his legal powers by hitting Ms Fisher across the leg with a metal baton. G20 baton accused 'good officer' 2010-03-24T15:31:00Z It will have legal powers to enforce its judgements, if they believe credit has been wrongly denied. Budget 2010: Chancellor's statement in full 2010-03-24T14:11:00Z They drink the people's blood and abuse their political and legal power in order to get rid of their enemies. Thai views 2010-03-16T13:42:00Z In a dispute over the provincial council’s legal powers to appoint a governor, Mr. Maliki ordered in the military here — for the second time — to exert his influence. 2010-02-11T12:26:00Z It was surrounded and compelled to lay down its arms; but William found himself without legal power to deal with the mutineers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" There stands, my friend, in yonder pool An engine called the ducking-stool; By legal power commanded down The joy and terror of the town. Curious Punishments of Bygone Days He had appointed and commissioned notaries, although he had no legal power to do so. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 He can talk, but you have the money, the position, the legal powers. The Legion of Lazarus By a king, who had no power, I mean legal power, to grant you any privileges, which rendered you independent of parliament, no more than he can make a corporation in England independent of it. The Justice and Necessity of Taxing the American Colonies, Demonstrated Together with a Vindication of the Authority of Parliament They've cut thee down, exacting one; but legal power is strong: You tempted us, my insolent! you kept it up too long. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) A principal object of these lay councils is to control the financial and legal powers vested in patriarch and bishops—powers which have often been greatly abused. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" While justice is rendered to the slave, remuneration is due to the holder, for the loss he sustains in consequence of his prior confidence of the continuation of his legal power over him. American Slave Trade or, An Account of the Manner in which the Slave Dealers take Free People from some of the United States of America, and carry them away, and sell them as Slaves in other of the States; and of the horrible Cruelties practised in the carrying on of this most infamous Traffic Oh! that I had refused the commission, which armed this traitor with legal power. Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion The judge tells me that your legal powers are really amazing—that you have accumulated more law in four months—" "Tut! Ancestors A Novel In fact, the major part of its duties would not require any legal power. The Hills and the Vale Since those times of manly trial, He has step by step ascended, From the youthful lawyer’s office, Up the grade of politicians, To the bench of legal power. The Song of Lancaster, Kentucky to the statesmen, soldiers, and citizens of Garrard County. In this book of 106 pages Asgill argued that death, which had come by Adam, had been removed by the death of Christ, and had lost its legal power. Books Condemned to be Burnt Some large proportion of the property at stake was to be made over to Lord Lovel on the day that gave the girl the legal power of transferring her own possessions. Lady Anna He admitted the legal power of Canada to pass and enforce the bill, but denied that the judgment of the Privy Council made such action automatically necessary. The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier A Chronicle of Our Own Time Far above him, vested with enormous personal and legal powers, towered the patroon, while he, the laborer, did not have the ordinary burgher right, that of having a minor voice in public affairs. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times Moreover, the clergy assumed legal powers and attempted to regulate the conduct of the laymen. History of Human Society Why, influence is a thousand times sweeter and more certain than legal power, and that is given to every woman who loves and is beloved. Phemie Frost's Experiences But he had also seized the property of the North-West Company and driven its servants from their fort, and this was straining his legal powers. The Red River Colony A Chronicle of the Beginnings of Manitoba With powerful individuals, like hired soldiers and Roman tax-farmers, he insisted that they must quit using their physical force and legal power as a cinch to extort money. The Social Principles of Jesus Among insane women, jealousy is certainly not less, but they have less legal power and less muscular strength. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study The magistrate has no legal powers to supervise juvenile offenders, nor when their actions show grave depravity, to segregate and cure them to prevent their developing into criminals. Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso As my legal powers cannot penetrate that sanctum, I am compelled to await the natural course of events. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba I have legal power to act, sir," he said, "as I can prove to you in private. The Wild Geese Give women the legal power to combat intemperance, and they will soon be able to prove that they do not like drunken husbands any better than men like drunken wives. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III Nevertheless, the legal powers of the council under the Virginia charters made its services indispensable, and made it desirable that at least a few of its members should be intimately acquainted with the business. The Virginia Company Of London, 1606-1624 The true criterion of a legal power is its capacity to produce a definitive effect, liable to neither censure nor review. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II Fathers who had estates to bequeath to their daughters could see the advantage of securing to woman certain property rights that might limit the legal power of profligate husbands. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I In some cases they have the legal power to command this information, particularly in relation to appraisals for taxation and "blue sky" laws. The Economic Aspect of Geology The Notables were a selection of important personages, chiefly of the upper order, without legal powers or initiative. Lectures on the French Revolution In every grade of this descending scale are men to whom are committed all the legal powers of a husband. The Subjection of Women It is the public interest to check all propagation but that of good citizens, and to protect all women from enforced maternity, whether enforced under legal powers or by the arts of seduction and libertinism. Buchanan's Journal of Man, May 1887 Volume 1, Number 4 Dower nobles have no legal power, but are entitled to the courtesies of their former ranks. Concordance A Terran Empire concordance The same legal powers that were required to protect a man's property during his lifetime were even more urgently required when he was dead. Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs The actual power vested in the Commons by the great concession exceeded their literal and legal power, and it was accepted and employed accordingly. Lectures on the French Revolution As our experience develops difficulties and makes it clear what they are, I have deemed it my duty to remove those difficulties wherever I have the legal power to do so. In Our First Year of the War Messages and Addresses to the Congress and the People, March 5, 1917 to January 6, 1918 I deny the legal power of a State to withdraw itself from the Union without the consent of the others. A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 The first relates to the time when a band of regulators was the only reliable legal power, and when, consequently, the vigilance of the citizens kept it comparatively pure. Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States Mr. Connolly thus had the legal power to appoint Mr. Green, and the Mayor’s refusal to recognize the appointment was mere bombast. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City If in practice it has often been violated, abuses can never come in the place of rules; nor can any rights or legal powers be derived from injury and injustice. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell The peace negotiations will be conducted by a People's Government, in whose hands the decisive legal power rests in accordance with the Constitution, and to which the Military Power will also be subject. From Isolation to Leadership, Revised A Review of American Foreign Policy Watson had been her husband's friend, and, his probity and disinterestedness being well known, she intrusted him with legal powers to sell this estate. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 Though he had no legal power to prevent his sister from disposing of her property as she elected, the amiable Jacqueline shrank from doing so without her brother's willing approval. Pascal's Pensées No legal power is interposed between them and evidence; they are themselves by law fully and exclusively equal to it. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12) As our own experience develops difficulties and makes it clear what they are, I have deemed it my duty to remove those difficulties wherever I have the legal power to do so. President Wilson's Addresses There are many who agree that a bare minimum should be fixed by a statutory authority with legal powers, but think that this should be the beginning and end of law’s interference. Essays in Liberalism Being the Lectures and Papers Which Were Delivered at the Liberal Summer School at Oxford, 1922 Sir Guy Carleton, afterwards Lord Dorchester, secured for the Church the legal power to levy the tithe on Catholics and practically all the other privileges she had enjoyed under the old régime. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 The late proceeding I will not say is contrary to law; it must be so; for the power which is claimed cannot, by any possibility, be a legal power in any limited member of government. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) They had, of course, the general legal powers of corporations. Readings in the History of Education Mediaeval Universities All that is really maintained is that the British Parliament would retain a legal power of doing that which would never be done by it. England's Case Against Home Rule Practically and morally, he was the head of Ireland, exactly as Botha was of South Africa; and he was trying to do without legal powers what Botha was doing by means of them. John Redmond's Last Years I'll open an account for you at the Bank of Montreal, and Helen will give you legal power to act for her. The Lure of the North If they have any evil design to which there is no ordinary legal power commensurate, they bring it into Parliament. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) But now, if they wished, they might make fresh proposals, for he was come with full legal powers to pardon such as made their submission, and to punish unrepentant evil-doers. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I Whether it does or does not inherit the legal powers of the Parliament of the United Kingdom is a separate question afterwards to be considered. England's Case Against Home Rule "What chance was there," he hopelessly argued, "that, holding the legal power, she would not exercise it?" The Experiences of a Barrister, and Confessions of an Attorney Mr. Grey and Mr. Bullfist were to be named as trustees, with instructions to sell everything which it would be in the squire's legal power to bequeath. Mr. Scarborough's Family Every one of them has more or less legal power to incur debts and to levy taxes for the purpose of paying the interest and of repaying the principal. Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II But he defied the whole legal power of England to prove him guilty. Wife in Name Only Yet the Parliament of the United Kingdom retains now, as ever, the indisputable legal power to change or abolish the Constitution of the Dominion. England's Case Against Home Rule But Graham had the legal power; they say he laughed as if he thought it a great joke that a cabin and a grave should be considered obstacles in his way. The Alaskan When Charles delivered the lawyers note, and his master saw that he no longer had any legal power over him, he proposed to hire him to drive the carriage home. Isaac T. Hopper The father has legal power up to the time when his children come of age; then it ceases. A Short History of Women's Rights From the Days of Augustus to the Present Time. with Special Reference to England and the United States. Second Edition Revised, With Additions. They suspected that he would not submit to their régime and were unwilling to add any legal power to his outspoken opposition. Dio's Rome, Volume 2 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus; and Now Presented in English Form. Second Volume Extant Books 36-44 (B.C. 69-44). "It doesn't follow," said Chase, "that he has unlimited legal powers." The Man from Brodney's Many of the monarchs concerned may find themselves still left with their titles, palaces, and personal estates, and merely deprived of their last vestiges of legal power. What is Coming? I knew she was only waiting for a good chance to send him north, and, fortunately, she had the legal power to do so, without asking leave of any body. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself When the Roman princes had lost sight of the senate and of their ancient capital, they easily forgot the origin and nature of their legal power. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 Toullier: "Property is a right, a legal power; possession is a fact." What is Property? He argued with her hotly, pointing out the certainty of Meynell's opposition, exaggerating the legal powers of guardians, declaring vehemently that it was now or never. The Case of Richard Meynell The convention was the only remaining legal power: the party which it held in favour triumphed. History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 Of course not," answered my employer, with contemptuous impatience of my dulness; "but my brother Phil is not the man to wait for legal power. Birds of Prey By-the-bye, you, my dear ward, will be of age in December, I think—then all my legal power of interference ceases. Tales and Novels — Volume 09 It is curious, that the peace of so numerous a body should be maintained without any legal power whatsoever. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land The Senate, at his mercy, legalized his sovereignty by conferring on him for life the powers of a Tribune, an official who could initiate nothing, but had the legal power to forbid anything and everything. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Yes, and a legal power with which I shall put you under the control of a guardian. Plays: the Father; Countess Julie; the Outlaw; the Stronger But even your mamma has no legal power to control your actions, my love. Birds of Prey Please issue following statement: I am convinced that the Attorney General is right in advising me that I have no legal power at this time in the matter of the ban on liquor. Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him At this period despotism too often overruled custom, and the good King Louis IX., by granting legal power to custom, tried to bring it back to the true principles of justice and humanity. Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period And by the publication of this decree, we hereby bind and oblige all the inhabitants of these countries to obedience to the government, now instituted formally, and endowed with all necessary legal powers. Select Speeches of Kossuth Jezebel, who had managed the whole affair, did not undertake the prosecution in her own name; as a woman, she had not the legal power. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02 Jewish Heroes and Prophets Yet they have the natural and legal power of levying money on themselves for provincial purposes, of providing for their own expense at their own discretion. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 06 Reviews, Political Tracts, and Lives of Eminent Persons Concessions forced by violence from all the legal powers are not a means of safety," said Duchâtel; "one defeat would quickly bring a second. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17 In a case like this, chère madame, I have no legal power.' Tenterhooks For one thing, he had at that time no legal power to call for a longer period of enlistment. The Life of Abraham Lincoln It emphasizes it by legal power over publishers, over public meetings, and by its secret service. Public Opinion But while strong in her organization and her legal powers, her internal condition was far from vigorous. The Eve of the French Revolution He has no legal power over the nameless one—not even here. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance Nevertheless he quite ignored any legal power that might be brought to bear against him as to the restitution of the child to its father. He Knew He Was Right We will seek legal power to prevent pollution of our air and water before it happens. State of the Union Address The legislature was so afraid of the President's legal power that it unfairly accused him of acting beyond the law. The English Constitution The natural result of this new attitude was the assertion in every form by the representatives of special interests that the Forest Service was exceeding its legal powers and thwarting the intention of Congress. Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography But at a time when there is no legal power in the land, the only centre of order is the Municipal Self-Government. Ten Days That Shook the World Only the Emperor can confer upon them both public confidence and legal power. The Modern Regime, Volume 1 Such is the new power which, in the early months of the year 1792, starts up alongside of the legal powers. The French Revolution - Volume 2 A new power has sprung up alongside the legal powers, a legislature of the highways and public squares, anonymous, irresponsible, without restraint. The French Revolution - Volume 1 There was a good deal to be settled; and though Guy had as yet no legal power, according to his grandfather's will, he was of course consulted about everything. The Heir of Redclyffe “And if the Bolsheviki provoke an insurrection against the legal power, and thus facilitate the German invasion, they must be treated as mutineers and traitors….” Ten Days That Shook the World We lay down the following premises as too indisputable to need any arguments to sustain them: viz., the authority which formed the present Constitution of the United States had the legal power to do so. New York The President has the legal power to do many acts which, if done in disregard of his duty, or for improper purposes, then the exercise of that power is an official misdemeanor. History of the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, by the House of Representatives, and his trial by the Senate for high crimes and misdemeanors in office, 1868 With no warrant or summons or other legal power to back him, a constable has no more right on my place than any negro trespasser. Further Adventures of Lad The late proceeding, I will not say, is contrary to law; it must be so; for the power which is claimed cannot, by any possibility, be a legal power in any limited member of Government. Thoughts on the Present Discontents, and Speeches, etc. Surely, Sir, nothing can be more absurd than to withhold legal power from a portion of the community because that portion of the community possesses natural power. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4 The latter alone is clear enough on the subject, but is strengthened by the former in proving that under the latter no State could possess the legal power of seceding. North America — Volume 2 "Esther Gobseck served him as a bait to extract nearly two million francs from that well of gold called Nucingen.—Gentlemen, get me full legal powers, and I will rid you of the fellow." Scenes from a Courtesan's Life Our duty is therefore to see that the police aid in regulating to the extent of their legal power a traffic which our laws do not wholly prohibit. The Life of Phineas T. Barnum If they have any evil design to which there is no ordinary legal power commensurate, they bring it into Parliament. Thoughts on the Present Discontents, and Speeches, etc. In sentencing him to be stripped of his ecclesiastical habit and imprisoned for life, the judges exceeded their legal power. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 Again I say, that local authorities must have the power to decide the number of inhabitants that any house shall accommodate, and license it accordingly, and of course have legal power to enforce their decision. London's Underworld For thirty years of his life he had been dependent on the arbitrary will of a master who had the legal power to flog him as often and as severely as he considered desirable. Russia |
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