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"It's legitimate for the government to say we will take a tighter view, as a proper, reasoned, good faith attempt to rein in what we think Article 8 covers and what it doesn't."

The administration maintains that its immigration enforcement operations are legitimate and necessary, portraying agents as professionals carrying out lawful duties rather than as figures worthy of mockery or resistance.

In the UK catapults are not illegal to own or carry in public because they have legitimate legal uses, including by anglers who use catapults to fire their bait whilst fishing.

The supervisors emphasized that they believed there were many legitimate claims in the settlement, and they wanted those victims to get compensated for the abuse they suffered at the hands of county employees.

They continue to worry that the new law will chill discussion of controversial issues in ethnic studies and elsewhere — and also falsely equate legitimate criticism of Israel with antisemitism.