contrary to law
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Polestar has told the Commerce Department that the disparate treatment is contrary to law, but the company said it won’t appeal the denial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
In her ruling, she said the government's designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk was "likely both contrary to law and arbitrary and capricious."
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
Jesse Agus Martinez, a U.S. citizen, was charged with one felony count of importation contrary to law following the Oct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
On Monday, Massachusetts district court judge Patti B Saris vacated Trump's order, saying it was "arbitrary and capricious and contrary to law".
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
Where then is the truth of this charge, when they accuse those men of sacrificing contrary to law?
From Arguments Of Celsus, Porphyry, And The Emperor Julian, Against The Christians Also Extracts from Diodorus Siculus, Josephus, and Tacitus, Relating to the Jews, Together with an Appendix by Thomas Taylor