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“You will have to wait and see. I have some things in the works,” Greer said in response to a question about the legal authority for the tariffs in the trade pacts.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

The hearing carries no legal authority, but was planned with the intention of keeping the Epstein case in the spotlight.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

These standards reflect a societal judgment about how much uncertainty is acceptable before exercising legal authority.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Who has legal authority to speak to doctors?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

“In a post-9/11 world, we couldn’t get a single legal authority to agree with us on this point about ‘safety.’

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro




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