Sentence examples for asserting the state from inspiring English sources

But a federal judge in California has already rejected attempts by the Justice Department to intervene in the suits by asserting the "state secrets" privilege, and lawyers suing the phone companies say they believe some proceedings could be heard behind closed doors to protect secret information.

We look forward to respectfully asserting the State's case," Zoeller said, according to WLFI.com.

Last month, one of Wisconsin's eight regional Republican caucuses passed a resolution asserting the state's right to secede, according to Daniel Bice at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

But the solution to Citizens United and Bellotti is the same: a constitutional amendment, such as the Democracy For All Amendment that was supported by a majority of U.S. senators in 2014, can overturn both rulings by asserting the state's authority to limit corporate election spending.

So the Obama Administration decided to argue against arguing, asking the judge to throw out the case, in large part, by asserting the state-secret privilege.

The Clearing House Association, a consortium of national banks, and the federal Office of the Comptroller of the Currency filed suit, asserting the states had no authority over national lenders.

Yet Mr. Abbas asserts, "The State of Palestine intends to be a peace-loving nation, committed to human rights, democracy, the rule of law".

Government officials loudly promised to assert the state's control, while privately conceding that they were outgunned and incapable of fulfilling such a pledge.

It was dismissed last February after the Bush administration asserted the "state secrets privilege," claiming that the disclosure of information in the case could damage national security.

By shifting the primary to February, Mr. Codey asserted, the state could no longer be ignored by the candidates and the small army of national reporters who trail them, ending its relegation to "the sidelines of presidential primary elections".

The suit said that Detroit, which in April agreed to a deal with the state to steady its finances, could not enter into the contract because, the suit asserted, the state owes Detroit hundreds of millions of dollars from past debts.