Sentence examples for violated existing from inspiring English sources

Last month, Royce C. Lamberth, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled that Obama's directive to expand federal funding for stem-cell research violated existing law.

Officials said the pictures "violated existing legislation," but no more specifics were given and according to reports the gallery's owner, Alexander Donskoy, said he had seen no formal warrant for the removal of the paintings.

He said that to spread new rules and procedures to the entire industry he would need the S.E.C. to join him to impose similar rules on fund companies that have not violated existing rules.

"As I knew, this transaction violated existing accounting principles in that its form was misleading and was accounted for in a manner inconsistent with its economic substance," Mr. Glisan said.

While it is generally accepted that non-profit social welfare groups can engage in some forms of political activity, Mr. Wertheimer and Mr. Hebert argued that the timing, nature, and extent of the Crossroads and American Action Network advertisements violated existing rules.

Its policy is based on whether the crime violated existing laws even if the laws are considered unfair today.

It could start by clarifying that, in authorizing the president to use force after Sept. 11, it did not mean to give him a blank check to violate existing laws without even telling Congress about the violations.

More important, they violate existing criminal laws.

Their copies do not violate existing law.

The companies had resisted offering such services for fear of violating existing sanctions.

The trustees have asked the conservation department to investigate whether the new structures violate existing restrictions.