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The 2022 measure “did not repeal, relax, or extend the City’s three-term limit. Rather, it clarified that a full term may exceed four years when authorized by state law,” Leon’s lawyers wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Likewise, if the lawyer has contemporaneous notes stating the client authorized settlement, those could support the lawyer’s position.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
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
“But I’m not authorized to censor letters either. Am I?”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
