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have the law on



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“We have the law on our side, we have the investment portfolio on our side and we’ll go ahead and implement the program,” he said.

From New York Times Dec. 15, 2022

The truth is that the photographers have the law on their side.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 5, 2021

Besides being able to spend heavily to lobby for their positions, the companies also contend they have the law on their side.

From Seattle Times Jul. 7, 2021

You may have the law on your side, but if someone else controls the money, the machines or the hardware you need to make your new law work, you are screwed.

From The Guardian Mar. 24, 2018

“Mrs. Dowdel, you falsified those so-called Lincoln items. They’re bogus. I could have the law on you.”

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck




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