legal authority
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DHS officials told Reuters that Lewandowski had approved some DHS contracts despite not having the legal authority to do so as a special government employee.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
It wants a formal agreement to give international forces legal authority to operate in Gaza later on, and another to finalize Gaza water and sanitation arrangements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
And on homeless encampments, her team said a mayor lacks the legal authority to block council members from creating new no-camping zones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
The court did not say the government was likely to prove that it has legal authority to build the ballroom.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 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
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