The phrase "assert an interest" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when someone is expressing or claiming a stake or concern in a particular matter or situation.
Example: "During the meeting, she decided to assert an interest in the new project, highlighting her relevant experience."
Alternatives: "claim an interest" or "express an interest".
Moreover, the Village did not assert an interest in crime prevention below, and there is an absence of any evidence of a special crime problem related to door-to-door solicitation in the record before us.
Then, the representative must notify the immediate family members and, according to the rules, "any other persons who may reasonably be expected to assert an interest in an award or to have a cause of action to recover damages relating to the wrongful death of the decedent".
And, he added, "a state may not legitimately assert an interest in maintenance of a strategic advantage over the defense, if the result... is to cast a pall on the accuracy of the verdict obtained". Justice William H. Rehnquist, in a lone dissent, said the court's ruling "is far too broad". Rehnquist said providing such help should be limited to cases in which the defendant faces a death sentence.
Before the District Court, the Government also asserted an interest in compliance with the 1971 United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances, Feb.
the entity asserting an interest in property has the burden of proof on the issue of the validity, priority, or extent of such interest.
(iii) A claim filed by a person asserting an interest as a bailee must identify the bailor, and if filed on the bailor's behalf must state the authority to do so.
It examines the interest in the potential of model development plan policies as a device to enhance the efficiency of the land use planning system, and explores the role of the various communities of interest who assert a stake in policy design.
The State must assert a substantial interest to be achieved by restrictions on commercial speech.
Congress, for its part, must assert a federal interest in the integrity of the process and in guarding the right of citizens to have their votes weighed equally.
Garcia may assert a copyright interest only in the portion of "Innocence of Muslims" that represents her individual creativity, but even if her contribution is relatively minor, it isn't de minimis.
The 9th Circuit agreed: "Garcia may assert a copyright interest only in the portion of 'Innocence of Muslims' that represents her individual creativity, but even if her contribution is relatively minor, it isn't de minimis".
