Sentence examples for on existing laws from inspiring English sources
The National Rifle Association reacted cautiously to the administration's plans, embracing the focus on existing laws while repeating its opposition to new gun legislation.
Nobody suggests that this approach is realistic, but it complies with the Congressional Budget Office's legal requirement to base estimates only on existing laws.
Barber called the Republican-backed measure one of the worst attempts in the nation at voting reform and said the NAACP considered the package an all-out attack on existing laws long seen as a model of voter participation.
The bipartisan measure, which was expected to pass both the House and the Senate, would build on existing laws that restrict business dealings with Iran, widen the list of blacklisted Iranian companies and individuals and potentially block Iran's access to its foreign bank assets held in euros.
Citizens' initiatives that are supported by a required number of signatures allow the electorate to vote on political measures proposed by a group, on bills approved by a legislature but not yet in force, or on existing laws (citizen-demanded referendums).
However these cases raise further concerns regarding a legal approach to contract cheating based on existing laws.
The bill is silent on existing law that complicates the transport of farm goods to Cuba.
But what Mr. Gelston and Mr. Woolery propose is simple and doesn't rely on existing law: Companies should amend their corporate bylaws to account for the use of swaps.
judicial ruling suspected of being based on personal or political considerations rather than on existing law.
However, Frankfurter was also known for being one of court's most outspoken advocates of the judicial restraint philosophy of basing court rulings on existing law rather than personal or political considerations.
It is supposed to provide colleges with best practices on responding to such reports, build on existing law enforcement efforts against sexual violence, and broaden awareness of how schools comply with the law in this area.
