violation

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Birotte said he agreed with the defense attorneys that the failure to turn over discovery constituted a Brady violation, in which suppression of evidence favorable to the defense violates due process.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The U.S. government charged co-founder Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw and two other individuals last month regarding an alleged plan to divert U.S.-assembled servers to China in a violation of export-control laws.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The government said earlier that this constitutes a violation of the country's sovereignty.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

“The proposed settlement agreement to exempt only houses of worship and not secular nonprofits would have been unfair and a violation of church-state separation,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

My first inclination is to wave, of course, but since we’re not at the Park, would acknowledging him be a violation of the Secrets Act?

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin