Clearly, this would allow a drug to be banned if it had no adverse health effects but was, even so, ruled contrary to whatever is deemed to be the spirit of sport.
In Hirst, the UK Government's denial of the vote to prisoners was ruled contrary to Protocol 1, Article 3, of the European Convention on Human Rights, which protects the right to regular, free and fair elections.
"But she's not an activist judge in the sense she's going to rule contrary to the law on any given issue".
They act as individuals, and when they can't come together as part of a political structure or consultative process, you find these dissident factions creating their own rules, contrary to the spirit of the Koran - which demands that those recognised as being in charge of Muslims must consult together regarding society's affairs.
The FCC will not be voting this November on the adoption of the "Restoring Internet Freedom" rule that would roll back 2015's Net Neutrality rules, contrary to recent rumors.
The Court ruled that, contrary to the finding of the Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in a Georgia murder trial, the kind of hearsay evidence is admissible.
They were also in the majority in Rasul v. Bush, in 2004, in which the court ruled that, contrary to the administration's view, federal judges had jurisdiction to hear cases filed by Guantánamo detainees.
The judge ruled that, contrary to Obama's policy, if any part of embryonic stem-cell research "results in the destruction of an embryo, the entire project is precluded from receiving federal funding".
In a unanimous opinion two years ago, the court ruled that contrary to the government's view, driving under the influence of alcohol was not a "crime of violence" for which an immigrant could be subjected to automatic deportation.
But a United States judge ruled that, contrary to Poland's motion, there was no proof that Mr. Khochinsky had known "Girl With a Dove" was stolen at the time he acquired it.
The courts ruled that, contrary to the union's assertions, no other type of wood could serve as a substitute for this product, which is a five-ply plywood termed known for its lack of knots and splices.
