legality

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Human rights campaigners have condemned the policy, with some questioning its legality.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Supreme Court heard arguments in a case over the legality of that practice this week, but some states aren’t waiting for a ruling.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

Several lawsuits have already been filed challenging the legality of using Section 122 in this nonemergency context.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Law firms, for exactly the same reasons, are a potentially independent source of power that can be used to effectively challenge the legality and success of the administration’s actions.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

“To step out of the region of legality requires an extraordinary push of circumstance,” the old man yelled.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner