legal authority
Example Sentences
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But on Tuesday, Mamdani said his team had reviewed "every avenue available" under the law, and concluded that "we do not have the independent legal authority to enforce this".
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
On Tuesday he backed down from the arrest threat—which was also a campaign promise—saying city lawyers had advised him he lacked “the independent legal authority to enforce this warrant.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
They are usually staffed by lifelong public servants who, in an ideal world, are focused solely on making sure government officials properly use their taxpayer-funded budgets and legal authority.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026
The central question now is not simply whether ICE agents had legal authority to use force.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
What is more, the members of the committee could be held personally responsible for all of this money because they had no legal authority to borrow or spend it.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
