Mr. Robert said he had told Mr. Gee that his contact with Vanderbilt was "entirely inappropriate" and "violated a commitment he had publicly made at Brown".
Conservation lawyers say the new court action violates a commitment made by President François Hollande that there would be no more evictions until legal avenues had been fully exhausted.
These moves came amid international criticism that Beijing was violating a commitment to the International Olympics Committee that it was prepared to make substantial improvements in human rights ahead of the 2008 Olympics.
But the choice is causing alarm among some in Mr. Obama's liberal base, who argue that bringing Mr. Daley to the White House violates a commitment by the president to curtail the sway of special interests in Washington.
The union asserted that the planned contracting out violated a commitment that allowed unions to make proposals seeking to demonstrate that city employees could do the work as cheaply.
That record is among the reasons his appointment, announced by Mr. Obama on Thursday afternoon, has alarmed some of the president's liberal supporters, who say that bringing Mr. Daley into the White House violates a commitment to curtail the sway of special interests.
"In this way, you can avoid situations where family members or colleagues think you have violated a commitment or tacit understanding," she says.
Yet it is a commonplace that people claim to forgive themselves both for wrongs they commit against others, and for self-directed wrongs in the form of some sort of personal failure or shortcoming, such as violating a commitment to another person; or failing to adhere to a diet.
Doctors Without Borders said the move violated a commitment by U.S., NATO and Afghan investigative teams to inform Doctors Without Borders before taking any steps involving the aid organization's team or facilities.
He continued: So our choices were: a) invest in Dalton b) invest in neither or c) invest in Kevin and violate our commitment to Dalton.
In the face of skeptical questions on that point from the judges, David Thompson, a lawyer for supporters, said that Judge Walker had said that the recording would remain under seal and that to release it would violate that commitment.
