Sentence examples for shield legislative from inspiring English sources
"As we argued," Mr. Trout said, "the court ruled that the congressman had an absolute right to review his records first and shield legislative material from review by the executive branch.
It also shields their legislative actions from public scrutiny.
This can occur if presidents appear particularly weak and vulnerable — when approval ratings slip or when they lack a legislative shield, i.e., their legislative blocs are small or internally divided.
The House, rather than engaging in oversight of the Trump administration, was essentially serving as a legislative shield for the Trump administration.
While Miller's view prevailed, business corporations were unable to shield themselves from legislative regulation by claiming to be among the "persons" or "citizens" whose rights the framers of the Fourteenth Amendment intended to safeguard.
It appears FERC is moving in Ose's direction, which would help shield GOP congressional and legislative incumbents, while allowing President George W. Bush to maintain his opposition to price caps.
These conversations happen inside the cloister of legislative process, shielded from scrutiny.
She said using parliamentary privilege was a way to shield whistleblowers without involving complicated legislative provisions, which vary from state to state.
When Morsi issued a decree granting himself unlimited emergency powers, allowing him to hold executive and legislative authority, while shielding himself from any possible judicial challenges, the opposition rightfully compared him to Mubarak and started to call him a dictator and a Pharaoh.
Still, in case WikiLeaks or a similar organization sought to invoke a shield law, proponents of the legislation are trying to create legislative history that would show judges that Congress did not intend for the law to cover such organizations.
Members of United Russia are now threatening to strip Mr. Gudkov of the legislative immunity that would shield him from prosecution.
