The Supreme Court's decision not to hear this appeal comes as the Bush administration is increasingly asserting the right to conduct law enforcement in secret.
Requiring invigorated administrative and operational resources, it comes at a time when the Kingdom is not only dealing with lower oil earnings and drawing down its large reserves, but also is increasingly asserting its regional role, including in Syria and Yemen.
Even trademark holders are increasingly asserting ownership claims over their marks, based on laws originally intended to prevent consumer confusion.
Men overwhelmingly dominate the Arab Spring countries, but women, enabled by advances in literacy and higher education, are increasingly asserting themselves.
It also shows how women are increasingly asserting their rights against the traditions of forced marriage and parental authority, implicitly challenging one of the most powerful institutions in Pakistani society.
The recent Idle No More protest movement in Canada has helped bring about a new era of indigenous-state relations, in which First Nations are increasingly asserting their nationhood and taking broad jurisdiction over their territories.
Governments retain the right to override indigenous title, but only for what the court called "compelling and substantial" objectives.That said, companies with their eye on Canada's natural resources have seen that indigenous groups are increasingly asserting their legal right to be consulted before development takes place on their territory.
Indigenous peoples are increasingly asserting their rights to primary roles in policy- and decision-making that affect their traditional homelands, freshwater bodies and oceans.
Military analysts said that the new funding reflects continuing unease about the vulnerability of America's satellite network at a time when China and Russia are increasingly asserting themselves in space.
And yet the Pakistani state is increasingly seeking opportunities to assert its Islamic identity in order to keep in step with the Pakistani public, which is growing more anti-American and looking to defend Islam from perceived attacks by the West.
