Sentence examples for for official actions from inspiring English sources

In July, they defeated the government's plea that it could not be held liable for official actions at the time.

In the complaint unsealed on Tuesday, for example, prosecutors allege various schemes in which defendants took bribes in return for official actions.

At Mr. Silver's trial, prosecutors said that he had obtained the illicit payments in return for official actions in two schemes.

But in March, Mr. Lipsky's name and image took a hit: Federal prosecutors in Manhattan accused him of paying bribes to a politician in return for official actions benefiting his clients.

Mr. Ney pleaded guilty on Oct. 13 to conspiracy and making false statements, acknowledging that he had taken trips, tickets, meals and campaign donations from Mr. Abramoff in return for official actions on behalf of Abramoff clients.

They said there was evidence he had accepted nearly $300,000 in gifts in exchange for official actions benefiting his patrons, and had back-room dealings with the publisher of a leading newspaper to ensure more favorable coverage.

The decision will narrow the scope of a law that bars public officials from taking gifts in exchange for "official action", potentially making it harder to prosecute such cases in future.

Unlike that in Ex parte Young, supra, and in the many cases which have followed it, the present suit is not founded on the asserted unconstitutionality of any state statute and the consequent want of lawful authority for official action taken under it.

He said Mr. Umphrey and the other Texas lawyers he represents "have repeatedly been asked in many forums whether they have ever given money to a candidate or officials as a quid-pro-quo for official action, and they have repeatedly said under oath that they have never done so".

Manchester City player Yaya Toure has been calling for official action after he said he was targeted with racist abuse by home fans during his side's 2-1 victory at CSKA Moscow.

These brutal incidents have intensified public demands for official action against the extremist groups involved in these assaults.