Sentence examples for even though the statute from inspiring English sources

Democrats in Congress wanted no part of defending DOMA, even though the statute had passed both houses in 1996 by big bipartisan majorities and was signed into law by President Bill Clinton.

For even though the statute on its face applies only to those in custody or on bail, it has always been interpreted to guarantee an impartial grand jury to all.

(d) Even though the statute applying to Year 4 referred only to "executive employees, which includes Members of Congress," and did not expressly mention judges, it appears that Congress intended to include Article III judges.

For example, even though the statute allows the sponsor to start closing title to units after 15percentt have been subscribed for, some construction lenders may impose higher percentages.

In Hochfelder, for example, we concluded that the key words of §10(b) employed the "terminology of intentional wrongdoing" and thus "strongly suggest[ed]" that it "proscribe[s] knowing or intentional misconduct," even though the statute did not expressly state as much.

"District Attorney Spota recognized that in his position, even though the statute of limitations may have been up, he would have rather allowed the system to do what it should do, and let the grand jury make that decision themselves," said Laura A. Ahearn, executive director of Parents for Megan's Law.

The legislature might reasonably have concluded that consumer prices would adequately reflect the reductions in prices to wholesalers and retailers accomplished by § 9, even though the state fair trade statute, which permits private resale price maintenance agreements on sales to consumers, appears to have emerged unscathed by the enactment of Chapter 531.

In Gilmer, supra, we had no qualms in enforcing a class waiver in an arbitration agreement even though the federal statute at issue, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, expressly permitted collective actions.

It's thus possible that a defendant can't be convicted without a showing of a purpose to threaten, on the theory that the First Amendment requires such a showing even though the federal statute doesn't. 5.

Specifically, it would mean that a copyright owner's foreign manufacturing constitutes lawful reproduction under 17 U.S.C. § 106(1) even though that statute does not clearly provide for extraterritorial application.

The committee wasn't very happy with the progress of my research project, nor did they seem to have any inclination to give me brownie points for my activities in public understanding (even though the BBSRC statutes and fellowship guidelines emphasise the importance of this).