Sentence examples for within its authority from inspiring English sources

The government contends that Congress acted within its authority when it reauthorised section five, and that it found enough "vestiges of discrimination" to justify the reauthorisation.During questioning, the justices divided along predictable lines.

A19 Court Ruling Backs Congress The Supreme Court ruled that Congress acted within its authority when it stripped states of immunity from some suits for damages by disabled prison inmates.

The Trump administration argued that it was well within its authority to add the question and that doing so would not depress the overall response rate.

To have any prospect of emerging from this case with something other than a complete loss, David Boies, Mr. Gore's lawyer, needed to persuade Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Anthony M. Kennedy that the Florida Supreme Court acted within its authority last Friday when it ordered the manual recount.

The court acted within its authority, the judge said, since it is the "exclusive function" of the state's judicial branch to decide matters pertaining to the Massachusetts Constitution.

Instead, the court unanimously decided that if the Florida court's ruling were based entirely on its interpretation of state law, then it would have been acting within its authority and the Supreme Court would not get involved.

Included in the report was a note that Microsoft decided it was within its legal authority to tap into the Hotmail account of the external blogger tied to the leaks, and read email and instant messages.

(Microsoft commented on the situation. Its comment is included below.) Included in the report was a note that Microsoft decided it was within its legal authority to tap into the Hotmail account of the external blogger tied to the leaks, and read email and instant messages.

This case turns, then, on whether Congress acted within its constitutional authority when it sought to abrogate the states' immunity for purposes of the F.M.L.A.'s family-leave provision.

In 2003, Chief Justice Rehnquist wrote for a 6-to-3 majority that Congress acted within its constitutional authority when it said state governments could be sued for failing to give their employees the benefits required by the Family and Medical Leave Act.

The court ruled that the Immigration and Naturalization Service was within its legal authority when it said that the young boy rescued off the Florida coast last November cannot seek asylum on his own, and that only his father, Juan Miguel Gonzalez, can speak for him.