legal authority
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Many of the financial bets also include loans and supply agreements, often employing bespoke structures that analysts say have untested legal authority.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
DHS officials told Reuters that Lewandowski had approved some DHS contracts despite not having the legal authority to do so as a special government employee.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
And on homeless encampments, her team said a mayor lacks the legal authority to block council members from creating new no-camping zones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
The court did not say the government was likely to prove that it has legal authority to build the ballroom.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
“In a post-9/11 world, we couldn’t get a single legal authority to agree with us on this point about ‘safety.’
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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