Sentence examples for assert privileges from inspiring English sources

Instead, lesbian relationships have often been regarded as harmless and incomparable to heterosexual ones unless the participants attempted to assert privileges traditionally enjoyed by men.

The danger of asserting privileges is that they often come with unwelcome responsibilities.

Gleeson said while the Australian legal team did not have access to the seized documents, there were "reasonable grounds to consider that the materials over which Timor-Leste asserts privilege may include written statements or affidavits by a former Asis officer made to Mr Collaery on behalf of Timor-Leste, disclosing national security information of Australia".

Obama only asserted privilege over "post-February 4, 2011 documents".

The committee said that the Commons ought to assert its privileges "sparingly" and it recommended no further action against Withers.

The search warrant application noted that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit "has held that even incidental review of Speech or Debate privileged material by agents during the execution of a search of a Member's office violates the Privilege unless the member is provided an opportunity to review and assert the Privilege".

President Obama has already reserved the right to assert executive privilege.

Whether to assert the privilege is a difficult choice because of the potential for losing one's position in the government for not being cooperative in an investigation.

"It is but a small step," Judge Maris wrote, "to assert a privilege against any disclosure of records merely because they might prove embarrassing to government officials".

Many of the documents are already in Little Rock, and Mr. Clinton should turn them over promptly without trying to assert executive privilege.

Bailey's attempt to assert her privilege – "What's wrong with Hong Kong, why did you come to this country, this is our country" – didn't fly.