Sentence examples for already in the law from inspiring English sources

The president has refused to negotiate about changing something that's already in the law.

The Republicans say they would provide incentives to states to develop innovative reforms; that, too, is already in the law.

He noted, somewhat grumpily, that all of this was only about people who bought insurance as individuals and "whose plans have changed since the law took effect, and people who've bought them since" it was enacted, in 2010; the others were covered by the "grandfather clause" already in the law.

Likewise, the evil of delays such as is occurring in the Lorne Acquin case can be cured simply by following the law already in the law books by refusing to allow judges to hold a person on a murder charge until a grand jury has indicted.

Still, Rangel says he won't attempt to roll back the temporary tax breaks already in the law, including the special top 15% rate for capital gains and dividends.

The role the government can play effectively (as it has with 401k/retirement plans) is to require that employers fulfill their fiduciary duty already in the law -- one small step can ensure that happens.

Such a principle is already enshrined in the law of most countries.

The outgoing administration counters that authority for the subsidies is already embedded in the law.

"Maybe there will be some risks [to weak and vulnerable people], but risks are already present in the law.

Livestock rights are already enshrined in the law in Florida, Arizona, Colorado and here in Oregon, but California's referendum would go further and would be a major gain for the animal rights movement.

"Forcible rape," or "legitimate rape" are efforts to control public policy by redefining terms already defined in the law.