Sentence examples for interpretation of the executive from inspiring English sources

Orrick pointed to discrepancies in the administration's interpretation of the executive order, which broadly authorized the attorney general to withhold grant money from jurisdictions that do not cooperate with immigration officials on deportations and other enforcement actions.

There is lingering resentment about Mr. Obama's stretching of the interpretation of the executive's war powers and brushing aside Congress in the campaign to topple Muammar el-Qaddafi in Libya in 2011.

"The White House counsel is not the president," the decision said, "and he is not known to be in the chain of command for any of the executive departments". It also mentioned "the government's shifting interpretations" of the executive order.

The judges said the Justice Department had "offered no authority establishing that the White House counsel is empowered to issue an amended order superseding the Executive Order," and "in light of the Government's shifting interpretations of the Executive Order," they were not convinced that guidance would hold.

Consistent and reliable interpretations of the executive order have not been provided thus far and there is great confusion and anxiety about its likely implications.

The analysis of the interpretive power of the executive can be justified by reference to the Chevron doctrine in administrative law, which similarly calls for deference to executive interpretation of statutory ambiguities.

"It's a ridiculous interpretation of the law," said Terry Mutchler, executive director of the open-records office.

"I think the difference is that in 2001, members of Congress didn't know that they would end up with those kinds of expanded interpretations by the executive branch," he said.

The chief executive also has contributed to constitutional interpretation, as in the development of the executive agreement as an instrument of foreign policy.

The Treasury "is trying to retroactively enforce a new interpretation of an executive order" inconsistent with its prior guidance, Jeffers said.

Announcing the decision, Beatson said: "On the correct interpretation of the party rules, the national executive committee has the power to set the criteria for members to be eligible to vote in the leadership election in the way that it did".