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The reporter was lawfully present at a press conference called by the Governor of the state. His conduct was consistent with the purpose of the event and his role as a reporter. – Mike DeWine	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Everyone in this country is affected by this program and so everyone should be allowed to provide their government with their views, and the plaintiffs here were denied that process. while opponents of our plan are siding with special interests and trying every which way to keep millions of middle class Americans in debt, the President and his Administration are fighting to lawfully give middle-class families some breathing room as they recover from the pandemic and prepare to resume loan payments in January. – White House	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Our decision, as noted does not expand the categories of people who may lawfully possess a gun and federal law generally forbids the possession of a handgun by a person who is under the age of 18. – Samuel Alito	Found on CNN 1 year ago
This man had no criminal record. He shot his grandmother in the face. He lawfully purchased a gun, i can't think of a law that would have stopped this particular shooting. – Steve Kerrs	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I applaud the way the motorcyclist handled the situation, after his life was clearly threatened, he lawfully defended himself and then de-escalated the situation.The offender is lucky he was not shot. – Sheriff Rick Staly	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Are you answering that, omitting the language 'duly elected and lawfully serving' purposefully? i'm answering the question. – Sheldon Whitehouse	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I want to tell all the four-wheelers, all the four-wheelers right now: You guys are all good. You have the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of protest, you can go up to the Hill, and you guys can be on the Hill. The police officers are not going to stop you if you're up there acting lawfully, under the Constitutional Act. You can be up there and still protest, guys. You are allowed to be up on the Hill, so I’m requesting everybody head up to the Hill and start doing your protest. – Pat King	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I've said consistently, we welcome the freedom of people to protest lawfully and peaceful, but this is not a lawful protest. – Jason Kenney	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Haven't we learned anything? You must comply with the lawful orders of police officers who are lawfully investigating suspicious incidents and or criminal activity. This is a dangerous prank. It could have led to deadly consequences. – Clyde Parry	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Not every violation of law results in a criminal prosecution, this decision does not mean Cuomo acted appropriately or lawfully towards Ms. Limmiatis or any of the other women who came forward, or that he didn’t cause them significant harm. – Mariann Wang	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
From the start, this has been a thorough and deliberate investigation. Due to technical challenges accessing lawfully acquired evidence that was encrypted, this investigation has taken significantly longer than expected. However, we are confident that it has uncovered the key facts and that we have done everything in our ability to provide answers to all those impacted by this horrible attack. – The FBI	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
The evidence shows overwhelmingly that Travis McMichael honestly and lawfully attempted to detain Ahmaud Arbery according to the law and shot and killed Travis McMichael in self-defense. – Bob Rubin	Found on CNN 2 years ago
That allegation is completely untrue. A process server lawfully served the papers on Mo Brooks' wife, as the federal rules allow. – Philip Andonian	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
As United States continue s to enforce the CDC Order under its Title 42 public health authority, we are working to streamline a system for identifying and lawfully processing particularly vulnerable individuals who warrant humanitarian exceptions under the order. – Sarah Peck	Found on CNN 2 years ago
While Democrats seized on Mr. Floyd’s death last May to highlight racism in policing and other forms of social injustice, Republicans responded to a summer of protests by proposing a raft of punitive new measures governing the right to lawfully assemble, some, like [Florida Gov. Ron] DeSantis, are labeling them ‘anti-riot’ bills, conflating the right to peaceful protest with the rioting and looting that sometimes resulted from such protests. – The New York Times	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
The problem with what he( Biden) did in February is he basically acted like a dictator – we’re a nation of laws here, Laura as you well know – and you ca n’t just come into office and arbitrarily and capriciously change lawfully emplaced laws of the previous administration, see, he left our Title 42 laws in place – he’s talking out of both sides of his mouth. – Brian Harrison	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
To make a long story short, I think the effort to have him confirmed is principally with an eye toward attempting to ratify all of the programs and policies that could be struck down by courts holding his acting appointment was unlawful, from the perspective of a new administration rolling back this administration's policies, it shouldn't make a difference whether they're promulgated by a Senate-confirmed secretary or someone lawfully exercising the duties of the office on an acting basis. – Steve Vladeck	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The Trump campaign and Republican Party will have a robust operation in place to ensure that ballots are counted lawfully. These efforts include a robust poll watching operation and the retention of lawyers nationwide to ensure the counting process is conducted lawfully and orderly. – Justin Riemer	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The officialautopsys findings do not alter in any way the ultimate fact that Deputy Vega acted properly and lawfully. – Adam Marangell	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
I never thought we would have to use the NDAA to make clear that the U.S. military shouldn't be used as an agent of force against American citizens who are lawfully assembling. – Tim Kaine	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
Given your experience as a member of House Intelligence Committee, we expect you to lead the intelligence community with integrity, serve as a forceful advocate for the professionals in the intelligence community and ensure that the intel enterprise operates lawfully ethically and morally. – Richard Burr	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The ability to remotely monitor and manage the human impacts of this coronavirus through data our mobile phones naturally generate and operator networks process lawfully everyday has got to be of great utility to protecting our key workers from having to encounter people in breach, as well was giving us the analysis in real time of how widespread the infection is. – Michael Hallowes	Found on CNN 4 years ago
After thorough and careful consideration of the facts surrounding the case I concluded that the state of Alabama should carry out Nathaniel Woods Jr. lawfully imposed sentence this evening, this is not a decision that I take lightly, but I firmly believe in the rule of law and that justice must be served. – Kay Ivey	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
We're going to do everything we're lawfully required to do. – Mike Pompeo	Found on Reuters 4 years ago

The reporter was lawfully present at a press conference called by the Governor of the state. His conduct was consistent with the purpose of the event and his role as a reporter.

– Mike DeWine

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Everyone in this country is affected by this program and so everyone should be allowed to provide their government with their views, and the plaintiffs here were denied that process. while opponents of our plan are siding with special interests and trying every which way to keep millions of middle class Americans in debt, the President and his Administration are fighting to lawfully give middle-class families some breathing room as they recover from the pandemic and prepare to resume loan payments in January.

– White House

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Our decision, as noted does not expand the categories of people who may lawfully possess a gun and federal law generally forbids the possession of a handgun by a person who is under the age of 18.

– Samuel Alito

Found on CNN
1 year ago

This man had no criminal record. He shot his grandmother in the face. He lawfully purchased a gun, i can't think of a law that would have stopped this particular shooting.

– Steve Kerrs

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I applaud the way the motorcyclist handled the situation, after his life was clearly threatened, he lawfully defended himself and then de-escalated the situation.The offender is lucky he was not shot.

– Sheriff Rick Staly

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Are you answering that, omitting the language 'duly elected and lawfully serving' purposefully? i'm answering the question.

– Sheldon Whitehouse

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I want to tell all the four-wheelers, all the four-wheelers right now: You guys are all good. You have the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of protest, you can go up to the Hill, and you guys can be on the Hill. The police officers are not going to stop you if you're up there acting lawfully, under the Constitutional Act. You can be up there and still protest, guys. You are allowed to be up on the Hill, so I’m requesting everybody head up to the Hill and start doing your protest.

– Pat King

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I've said consistently, we welcome the freedom of people to protest lawfully and peaceful, but this is not a lawful protest.

– Jason Kenney

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Haven't we learned anything? You must comply with the lawful orders of police officers who are lawfully investigating suspicious incidents and or criminal activity. This is a dangerous prank. It could have led to deadly consequences.

– Clyde Parry

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Not every violation of law results in a criminal prosecution, this decision does not mean Cuomo acted appropriately or lawfully towards Ms. Limmiatis or any of the other women who came forward, or that he didn’t cause them significant harm.

– Mariann Wang

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

From the start, this has been a thorough and deliberate investigation. Due to technical challenges accessing lawfully acquired evidence that was encrypted, this investigation has taken significantly longer than expected. However, we are confident that it has uncovered the key facts and that we have done everything in our ability to provide answers to all those impacted by this horrible attack.

– The FBI

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The evidence shows overwhelmingly that Travis McMichael honestly and lawfully attempted to detain Ahmaud Arbery according to the law and shot and killed Travis McMichael in self-defense.

– Bob Rubin

Found on CNN
2 years ago

That allegation is completely untrue. A process server lawfully served the papers on Mo Brooks' wife, as the federal rules allow.

– Philip Andonian

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

As United States continue s to enforce the CDC Order under its Title 42 public health authority, we are working to streamline a system for identifying and lawfully processing particularly vulnerable individuals who warrant humanitarian exceptions under the order.

– Sarah Peck

Found on CNN
2 years ago

While Democrats seized on Mr. Floyd’s death last May to highlight racism in policing and other forms of social injustice, Republicans responded to a summer of protests by proposing a raft of punitive new measures governing the right to lawfully assemble, some, like [Florida Gov. Ron] DeSantis, are labeling them ‘anti-riot’ bills, conflating the right to peaceful protest with the rioting and looting that sometimes resulted from such protests.

– The New York Times

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

The problem with what he( Biden) did in February is he basically acted like a dictator – we’re a nation of laws here, Laura as you well know – and you ca n’t just come into office and arbitrarily and capriciously change lawfully emplaced laws of the previous administration, see, he left our Title 42 laws in place – he’s talking out of both sides of his mouth.

– Brian Harrison

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

To make a long story short, I think the effort to have him confirmed is principally with an eye toward attempting to ratify all of the programs and policies that could be struck down by courts holding his acting appointment was unlawful, from the perspective of a new administration rolling back this administration's policies, it shouldn't make a difference whether they're promulgated by a Senate-confirmed secretary or someone lawfully exercising the duties of the office on an acting basis.

– Steve Vladeck

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The Trump campaign and Republican Party will have a robust operation in place to ensure that ballots are counted lawfully. These efforts include a robust poll watching operation and the retention of lawyers nationwide to ensure the counting process is conducted lawfully and orderly.

– Justin Riemer

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The officialautopsys findings do not alter in any way the ultimate fact that Deputy Vega acted properly and lawfully.

– Adam Marangell

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

I never thought we would have to use the NDAA to make clear that the U.S. military shouldn't be used as an agent of force against American citizens who are lawfully assembling.

– Tim Kaine

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

Given your experience as a member of House Intelligence Committee, we expect you to lead the intelligence community with integrity, serve as a forceful advocate for the professionals in the intelligence community and ensure that the intel enterprise operates lawfully ethically and morally.

– Richard Burr

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The ability to remotely monitor and manage the human impacts of this coronavirus through data our mobile phones naturally generate and operator networks process lawfully everyday has got to be of great utility to protecting our key workers from having to encounter people in breach, as well was giving us the analysis in real time of how widespread the infection is.

– Michael Hallowes

Found on CNN
4 years ago

After thorough and careful consideration of the facts surrounding the case I concluded that the state of Alabama should carry out Nathaniel Woods Jr. lawfully imposed sentence this evening, this is not a decision that I take lightly, but I firmly believe in the rule of law and that justice must be served.

– Kay Ivey

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

We're going to do everything we're lawfully required to do.

– Mike Pompeo

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

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