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confer a right



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In the meantime, the court weighed in on other parts of the Medicaid statute, explaining that they do confer a right to sue in federal court.

From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2025

Yet the pandemic demonstrates that the desire for personal freedom doesn’t confer a right to cause undue harm to others.

From New York Times ● Jul. 16, 2020

Gupta says the Emoluments Clause doesn’t confer a right, but it does mean courts can step in and remedy violations.

From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2017

A song and a piece of cloth don't confer a right.

From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2016

Our Queensland land policy is a legacy of the old days of New South Wales, where the first attempt to confer a right to property in land was by way of grant.

From Early Days in North Queensland by Edward Palmer


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