The phrase "asserted for the first time" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when indicating that a statement or claim is being made for the first time in a particular context or discussion.
Example: "In her latest research paper, she asserted for the first time that climate change is directly linked to human activity."
Alternatives: "claimed for the first time" or "stated for the first time."
The day before, President Hamid Karzai's office asserted for the first time that Afghan officials believed that foreign spy agencies were behind most of the attacks, putting it directly at odds with NATO's assessment of the crisis.
In that case, the Court asserted for the first time that an individual's decision to spend money in support of a political cause was, like giving a speech or carrying a campaign sign, protected by the First Amendment.
Bustillo responds that an Article 36 claim more closely resembles a claim, under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U. S. 83 (1963), that the prosecution failed to disclose exculpatory evidence a type of claim that often can be asserted for the first time only in postconviction proceedings.
KABUL, Afghanistan — Even as the Afghan government said on Wednesday that it would take new measures to counter a wave of deadly insider killings of Western troops by Afghan security forces, President Hamid Karzai's office asserted for the first time that foreign spy agencies were behind most of the attacks, putting it directly at odds with NATO's assessment of the crisis.
In addressing the court, Mr. Suleiman asserted for the first time that Mr. Mubarak and his top internal security officials had made an explicit decision to use live ammunition against peaceful demonstrations on Jan . 27 , 2011 two days after the protests broke out, and the day before they reached a bloody climax known as the "Friday of Rage" that ended in the collapse of the police force.
Houston asserted, for the first time, Dropbox is profitable on an EBITDA basis.
Rather, they assert, for the first time in their briefs to this Court, that they originally intervened and litigated the lawsuit in those roles.
The defendant having herself so construed and treated the bill, will not be allowed on final hearing, in order to defeat the jurisdiction, to assert, for the first time, that Baldwin, and not the bank, was the complainant.
In a group discussion afterward, Mr. Kerry asserted himself for the first time.
The administration asserted Sunday for the first time that the Syrian government used the nerve gas sarin to kill more than 1,400 people.
In Chicago Mr. Scalia asserted, not for the first time, that he is a strict constructionist, taking the Constitution as it is, not as he might want it to be.
