Sentence examples for grant discretion from inspiring English sources

"I acknowledge that Congress generally may grant discretion to agency officials alone," Ms. Kagan wrote, and "the president must respect the limits of this delegation".

That argument has been challenged by the Justice Department, which last fall filed a brief for the plaintiffs arguing that federal fair-lending laws hold lenders responsible for the actions of the dealers to whom they grant discretion.

Alternatively, or in addition, another approach is to adopt standards that grant discretion to an adjudicator, who can craft the adequate framework in light of the facts and circumstances of the specific case, including the underlying ownership structure of the company and the economics of the deal on the table.

"ICE has been opposing continuances and also refusing to grant discretion for U Visa applicants with removal orders to remain pending the outcome of their visa petitions," explained Cristina Velez, a staff attorney at New York University's Immigrant Defense Initiative.

The Bureau of Prisons, which has been granted discretion by the district court over the imposition of the sentence, scheduled McVeigh's execution for May 16 , 2001

Judge Newman dissented, arguing that the majority's decision stripped the district court of its statutorily granted discretion to deny a stay of litigation.

The county canvassing boards have been granted discretion to authorize a manual recount when requested by a candidate, political party or political committee who seeks to protest the returns of an election as being erroneous.

The first step is contingent on the degree to which they are accepted, recognized, and granted discretion as an apprentice in the workplace where they apprenticed.

However Al Garret, president of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Michigan, who spoke yesterday during the public comment period on the issue, said the city workers' contract states that trustees were granted discretion in dispersing pension funds.

The trustee, such as a reputable financial institution, must specifically be granted discretion as to the timing and amount of payments to the beneficiary and be allowed to direct the specific purposes for which the payments may be utilized.

The change would grant additional discretion to prosecutors and judges, and where there is discretion, there can be discrimination — by race, by class, by geography.