Sentence examples for refuse to enforce from inspiring English sources

One Justice Department lawyer thought the administration should refuse to enforce the law as well.

After two decades of patronage, the police now routinely refuse to enforce court orders the government does not like, or to investigate crimes committed by its supporters.

In response, American states have passed laws allowing their courts to refuse to enforce foreign judgments if the country's free-speech provisions are insufficiently sturdy.

It is rare for an American judge to refuse to enforce another country's bankruptcy law in the United States, Mr. Harper said.

Under the Arbitration Act a judge can refuse to enforce an award if it's contrary to public policy and causes substantial injustice.

A bit shaky under Delaware law, but given the circumstances, I find it hard to see how the Delaware courts would refuse to enforce it.

But the assertion in the Manhattan district attorney's brief reflects — in a particularly dramatic way — some prosecutors' belief that they can bully the court into refusing to enforce a constitutional guarantee simply by arguing that such enforcement would be an administrative and financial burden.

Lower federal courts refused to enforce the arbitration agreement.

Russian civil courts have refused to enforce the arbitration panel's ruling.

hud effectively refused to enforce that provision of the statute for the next forty-five years.

The F.E.C. has earned a well-deserved reputation for refusing to enforce the campaign finance laws.