Sentence examples for by refusing to enforce from inspiring English sources

In addition, the Obama administration did all in its power to frustrate the enforcement of Judge Boasberg's order by refusing to enforce its terms first in September, and then in December 2016.

The solution is to give defendants the option to have courts prevent settlements (by refusing to enforce them).

"The acting Attorney General, Sally Yates, has betrayed the Department of Justice by refusing to enforce a legal order designed to protect the citizens of the United States," it said.

The next Congress could find that the president had violated his oath to "faithfully execute" the laws by refusing to enforce important provisions of the Affordable Care Act, No Child Left Behind and, now, the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Sally Yates The White House said that Sally Yates had "betrayed" the department by refusing to enforce a legal order that was "designed to protect the citizens of the United States".

In a news release, the White House said Yates had "betrayed the Department of Justice by refusing to enforce a legal order designed to protect the citizens of the United States". Trump named in her place Dana Boente, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.

The law says the mandate goes into effect in 2014, but the administration has decided to give it until 2015 by simply refusing to enforce the penalties". In each case, Congress stood poised to enact into law the very changes that the president announced.

With the wave of a blog post, the President of the United States suspends the due process checks and balances prescribed by the Constitution, refusing to enforce laws he finds politically inconvenient, while enacting other laws by executive decree to energize his political base.

Acting Attorney General Sally Yates was fired by President Trump late Monday, after refusing to enforce his controversial travel ban executive order.

Husted supports voluntary disclosure, refusing to enforce the current rule, created by former Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, because he considers it unenforceable.

The F.E.C. has earned a well-deserved reputation for refusing to enforce the campaign finance laws.