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Conaie has accused the government of arbitrary detentions and a violent crackdown on protesters, but the government has described the group's actions as "criminal."

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The police have responded with seemingly arbitrary mass arrests and in certain places things have turned violent, leading to the death of three protesters.

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The San Francisco judge then held a hearing on the issue and concluded Noem’s repeal violated the Administrative Procedure Act because it was arbitrary and and not justified.

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However, the Tories said the act forced ministers "to make decisions to meet arbitrary climate targets, even if they make the British people poorer, destroy jobs, and make our economy weaker".

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“These actions are contrary to law and arbitrary and capricious, and the cynical use of federal employees as a pawn in Congressional deliberations should be declared unlawful and enjoined by this Court.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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