legal authority

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"As a municipality, we do not have the legal authority to arbitrarily prohibit the establishment of new businesses, since in Chile there is freedom to engage in economic activities," councilor Nelda Gil told AFP.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

By forming their own local government, Von Ormy citizens would have the legal authority to make their own laws.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

Charged in June 2025, Mudryk was subsequently handed the maximum four‑year ban by the FA, according to a spokesperson for the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the highest legal authority in sport.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 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