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“I did not ask or authorize my mother to give such consent on my behalf, and I do not recall signing or being asked to sign any document giving that consent.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

The GAO recommended that Congress temporarily limit nonemergency sales from the reserve and authorize a funding mechanism to help the Energy Department cover ongoing or periodic costs for maintaining the SPR.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Neil Gorsuch and Barrett joined the three liberal justices to conclude that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act didn’t authorize President Trump’s tariffs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

JPMorgan said it would authorize a new $50 billion buyback program.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

He had become our family, but the man wanted a real family member who could authorize his burial.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah

A dissenting judge said the ballroom project is likely acceptable under a federal statute that authorizes the president to take certain steps for the “improvement” of the executive residence at the White House.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

By contrast, the Constitution explicitly authorizes Congress to establish federal agencies and define the scope of their mandate.

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026

The measure also authorizes security forces to clear roadblocks that had caused severe food, medical and fuel shortages in several cities.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

They invoked a provision of the Clean Water Act that authorizes states to require additional permits on a case-by-case basis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

It also says the Bishop of Jerusalem of the Arab Episcopal Church authorizes it.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

It has been a long road: Congress authorized such agreements with the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act of 2005.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

District Court Judge Katherine Menendez dismissed the case, ultimately finding that Congress never authorized the attorney general to access voting records and documents that state officials create themselves.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

The environmental initiative was shelved in 2013 by president Rafael Correa, who authorized crude extraction in the Yasuni National Park after acknowledging the plan's economic failure.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

When the BBC’s legal team did exactly that, Secret Service counsel Troy Epstein flatly declared the agency was neither authorized to accept service on the family’s behalf nor willing to help facilitate it.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026

Agents were also not authorized to carry guns.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

The mosquito abatement district model has its roots in the early 20th century, and Utah was the third state to pass legislation authorizing the agencies.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

As a senior Justice Department official during the George W. Bush administration, Yoo wrote memos authorizing the use of harsh interrogation tactics on terrorism suspects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

He added that the statute authorizing the president to remove a Federal Reserve Board member for cause didn’t require a notice or a hearing.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

He added that the department’s position is the state’s Administrative Procedure Act does not contemplate the commissioner or department staff authorizing intervention requests in the case.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

At the time of Walter's release, only ten states and the District of Columbia had laws authorizing compensation to people who have been wrongly incarcerated.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson