Sentence examples for basis to refuse from inspiring English sources

My attorneys advised me that I had no certain constitutional basis to refuse cooperation if subpoenaed by a grand jury.

The Labor senators Penny Wong and Jenny McAllister repeatedly warned Lloyd that this was not a proper basis to refuse to answer the question.

White House staffers typically do not appear before congressional committees, but Nadler said Miller would have little basis to refuse such a request.

While that would appear to be a good basis to refuse to file a suspicious activity report, there is a wrinkle in the law that prevents a hedge fund from avoiding reporting its suspicious trading.

Mr. Sessions argued that it was a longstanding practice not to disclose confidential conversations with the president that would potentially be subject to executive privilege, but several senators said that was not a legal basis to refuse to answer their questions.

The Justice Department has argued that Apple has no legal basis to refuse its help.

A bill approved in Indiana in March that critics said provided a legal basis for businesses to refuse services to gay customers was amended in April to explicitly outlaw such discrimination after the state was hit with a flood of negative national attention, including criticism from some major companies based in the state.

He concluded that "same-sex couples may exercise the fundamental right to marry" and that "there is no lawful basis for a State to refuse to recognize a lawful same-sex marriage performed in another State on the ground of its same-sex character".

"I see no legal basis for the city to refuse to issue building permits at this point, because the ordinance is not effective," said Peterson, who frequently appears before the council representing developers.

There is no legal basis for them to continue to refuse to sign players and let players into their facilities.

Those in favour of change said: "It would be unimaginable to refuse membership on the basis of race or religion, and I cannot reconcile why doing so on the basis of gender is any more acceptable".