He challenges the claim that he had a fairly small inaugural crowd not on the grounds that it's wrong, but on the grounds that it's insulting.
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The Republican party is clearly split on DACA: Some Republicans opposed Obama's executive amnesty on the grounds that it was created unconstitutionally; others opposed it on the grounds that no group of illegal immigrants should be granted blanket amnesty.
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Majority Leader Eric Cantor—and defeated him, on the grounds that Cantor ignored
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Instead, they appealed the decision on the grounds that I had been fraudulent.
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They denied her benefits on the grounds that she quit for personal reasons.
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CNN rejected it from the start, on the grounds that it was racist.
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Some argue against climate action on the grounds that it costs too much.
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When she refuses, on the grounds that she loves Nikolai, he storms off.
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Seattle School District No. 1 on the grounds that it discriminated against whites.
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The Catholic Church forbids IVF on the grounds that it&aposs morally unacceptable.
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Oort is passed over on the grounds that he was trailing a false clue.
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Bans have been defended on the grounds that burkinis violate French principles of secularism.
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Immigration groups also criticized the regulations on the grounds that they would be discriminatory.
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Berlin Journal BERLIN — The Prussians once paraded on the grounds that are now Tempelhof.
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Try to negotiate for severance, on the grounds that they've effectively ended my career?
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Apple refused, on the grounds that it would undermine the security of their products.
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Democrats oppose deportation on the grounds that it breaks up families, Mr. Ma said.
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The government justified the measure on the grounds that Brazil faces severe budget shortfalls.
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The Taliban itself has destroyed ancient sites in Afghanistan, on the grounds that they're blasphemous.
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Brooks dismissed the request on the grounds that it wouldn't help Oakland's African-American population.
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He appealed the conviction on the grounds that ATF had violated his Fourth Amendment rights.
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The ban was challenged on the grounds that it was motivated by hostility to Muslims.
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Again, superheroes have been banned by the authorities on the grounds that they're too dangerous.
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Trump challenged the subpoena on the grounds that Democrats' request lacked a legitimate legislative purpose.
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But Mr. Schumer objected, on the grounds that such a measure is unrelated to DACA.
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Both have championed deregulation on the grounds that freer markets are more beneficial to consumers.
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Conservatives fought the bill on the grounds that it did too little to reduce subsidies.
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Clinton, largely on the grounds that she would not abandon Mr. Obama's signature health care law.
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Are they comfortable opposing an infrastructure bill on the grounds that it doesn't raise taxes enough?
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Instead the man's conviction was overturned on the grounds that medical evidence did not support it.
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I declined comment on the grounds that serious accusations should not be adjudicated in the press.
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This month an Indian court banned the app on the grounds that it abets sexual predators.
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Mitchell challenged the blood draw but was rebuffed on the grounds that the search was lawful.
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I can, on the grounds that you're willing to know how to use all the buttons.
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Brian Kemp (R) vetoed the bill on the grounds that this mandate was too much government.
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Some senators opposed his nomination on the grounds that the next president should make the appointment.
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Mueller's team would then oppose the motion on the grounds that the pardon itself was invalid.
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The necessity of due process is often contested on the grounds that false allegations are rare.
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He was offered only two weeks, on the grounds that he was not the primary caregiver.
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Now, thirteen states are suing the Obama administration on the grounds that this directive is unconstitutional.
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He had sought asylum on the grounds that he was being persecuted over his political affiliation.
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Uwamahoro asked the court to release her from detention on the grounds that she is pregnant.
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Some, including Rudy St. Germain, refused to participate on the grounds that the hearings were illegitimate.
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Since then, Lucia has been appealing the case on the grounds that Elliot was improperly hired.
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Four years ago, internet critics attacked another children's book on the grounds that it was racist.
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Then he attacks Hillary Clinton on the grounds that Bill Clinton demeaned, objectified, and groped women!
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Biden denied McGovern on the grounds that he didn't have a senator's signature on his written objection.
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We're going to ban them on the grounds that they are in the way of our mission.
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China is blocking imports of canola seed from two companies on the grounds that it discovered pests.
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And manufacturers and advocates have been fighting regulations on the grounds that they could kill the industry.
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Today, it's inherently suspect, on the grounds that if you're not paying, you're the product being sold.
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The vast majority of the opposition boycotted the May election on the grounds that it was rigged.
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Palin opposed the order on the grounds that Meyer's request would disrupt her breastfeeding schedule with Sailor.
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Maysonet was granted a retrial last year on the grounds that he had been denied effective counsel.
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America's H1-B program admits applicants on the grounds that the economy needs their skills, for example.
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The VPD have so far denied Pivot's request on the grounds that disclosure would interfere with investigations.
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They may actively seek to date someone with an opposing sign on the grounds that opposites attract.
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Apple refused on the grounds that creating such a backdoor could pose a security risk to customers.
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He was offered only two weeks, on the grounds that he was not the primary caregiver. nyti.
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The Justice Department is suing to block that deal on the grounds that it is anti-competitive.
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Some foreign policy experts also criticized the campaign on the grounds that it could hurt intelligence gathering.
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They refused on the grounds that to be a part of a government is to validate it.
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Many people are opposed, on the grounds that the new rule would mostly benefit class-action lawyers.
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Florida was granted exemption from the program on the grounds that the state relies heavily on tourism.
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And second, when she rejected an MBA offer on the grounds that she couldn't justify the expense.
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" The city denied the application on the grounds that it would "present a danger to public safety.
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Neighborhoods once objected to shelters on the grounds that they would draw homeless people to their streets.
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Unsurprisingly, the White House never objected to the bill on the grounds that it would hurt Putin.
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Trump considered a retaliatory strike, but decided against it, partly on the grounds that nobody had died.
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Human rights advocates have been challenging it in the Supreme Court on the grounds that it's unconstitutional.
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He is making impeachment more partisan on the grounds that others made it more partisan before him.
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The project is favored by Germany, though, on the grounds that it would provide another supply route.
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He denied having hosted a party on the grounds that it was "just a straightforward…shooting weekend".
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It refused to let it seat four lawmakers on the grounds that there had been voting irregularities.
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Bloomberg reported EDP was poised to reject the bid on the grounds that it undervalued the firm.
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He refused, on the grounds that he was a Muslim and was not allowed to touch alcohol.
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This week, a judge denied López bail on the grounds that he is a clear flight risk.
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New development is often opposed on the grounds that it will change the character of the neighborhood.
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Most of those generals were released from jail on the grounds that their trials were not appropriate.
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China defends continued lending to Africa on the grounds that the continent still needs debt-funded infrastructure development.
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Religious groups balked, and sued on the grounds that the government was infringing on their constitutionally protected rights.
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Some companies may challenge the guidance on the grounds that USCIS didn't provide sufficient notice of the change.
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Maybe this means people will finally stop defending whitewashed shows on the grounds that they'll get more viewers.
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Slavery put an entire population in bondage on the grounds that they were not considered full human beings.
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Each is challenging the order on the grounds that it violates an individual's Constitutional right to religious freedom.
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The AFP declined a Reuters request for comment on the grounds that the matter was before the court.
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When should you avoid calling attention to a powerful image on the grounds that it may disturb people?
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Yet the judge did not grant bail, on the grounds that Mr Ghosn might flee or conceal evidence.
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A group of women sued Salesforce this week on the grounds that the company allegedly worked with Backpage.
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He declared the presidency vacant on the grounds that Mr Maduro's re-election last May was a fraud.
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This was on the grounds that it had become a "freely usable" currency — which capital controls could impede.
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This was on the grounds that it had become a "freely usable" currency – something capital controls could impede.
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But Thune opposed the reintroduction of the Fairness Doctrine on the grounds that it violated the First Amendment.
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The lawsuit was dismissed in 2016 on the grounds that his claims did not constitute sex-based discrimination.
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Google appealed the ruling partly on the grounds that the company doesn't have any data centres in Canada.
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Some J. Crew lenders opposed that move on the grounds that it removes collateral from the main company.
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He refuses to join her on the grounds that he needs to stay in Moscow to kill Napoleon.
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A.B. requested asylum on the grounds that she suffered frequent physical, verbal, and sexual abuse from her husband.
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Uber has lost its licence to operate in London on the grounds that it's not "fit and proper".
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Refusing the women's request for repatriation on the grounds that they present a threat involves similarly poor logic.
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Instead, he challenged the subpoena on the grounds that Mueller's appointment as special prosecutor was against the law.
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A court later upheld the prohibition on the grounds that the shirts posed a threat to national security.
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Croatia imposed the ban on the grounds that Seselj would pose "a threat to public order," she said.
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Daniels is suing Trump to have that agreement declared void, on the grounds that he never signed it.
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People tend to discount the "Trump is losing" factor on the grounds that he "should" be doing worse.
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China defends continued lending to Africa on the grounds that the continent still needs debt-fueled infrastructure development.
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The judge cannot refuse to extradite her on the grounds that the case will not succeed at trial.
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She was not the only L.P.G.A. player, nor the only 2017 event winner, on the grounds that day.
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The A.C.L.U. is also challenging the ultrasound measure, on the grounds that it violates doctors' First Amendment rights.
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As of 2013, the United Nations has condemned the practice on the grounds that an infant cannot consent.
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Sunrise opposes the deal on the grounds that it constitutes a "huge win" for multinational fossil-fuel companies.
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Rick Scott (R), who expressed his opposition to the plan on the grounds that it would affect tourism.
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Stalin justified bloody purges on the grounds that internal and external enemies conspired to bring down his regime.
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" But recently, Tucek heard a critic dismiss another female artist's exhibition, on the grounds that "she's a mom.
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Besides exasperated parents, there are health advocates who object to the cookies, on the grounds that they're cookies.
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It's a controversial practice forbidden by the Catholic catechism on the grounds that divorce is not considered permissible.
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The applications - for clothing and apparel, not movies - were denied on the grounds that Guzman was a wanted man.
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The move was criticized by some opposition sympathizers on the grounds that Venezuela is likely to lose Citgo anyway.
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The practice was in fact found to be unconstitutional, specifically on the grounds that it was racist and discriminatory.
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Verhoeven also said Uber was improperly withholding thousands of documents on the grounds that they are confidential legal documents.
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Becoming someone else on the grounds that what I have done in the past has been accepted or emulated?
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The cakes are sticking with the label for now on the grounds that they only use her first name.
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The photographer's lawyers asked a judge to dismiss the lawsuit on the grounds that a monkey lacks legal standing.
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"We intend to appeal," he said, on the grounds that other Islamists who had committed atrocities had gone free.
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Texas pastor Gary Arnold has proposed a resolution denouncing "social justice" on the grounds that it's code for Marxism.
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Prince then sued the employees, whom he also fired, on the grounds that they had violated a confidentiality agreement.
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Many in the party would welcome a depreciation of sterling, on the grounds that it would help Britain's exporters.
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When a recession hit, he proposed the same, permanent tax on the grounds that deficits would stimulate the economy.
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But market participants threw cold water on the idea on the grounds that the shortage of capital remains unsolved.
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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is suing DraftKings and FanDuel on the grounds that they violate state law.
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People often defend freedom of speech on the grounds that citizens must retain the right to criticize their leaders.
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Massachusetts is among the states considering similar laws, on the grounds that this would be good for the economy.
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He dismissed all four lawsuits, on the grounds that Navient's trusts did not have standing to pursue the cases.
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Her lawyers and her husband have been calling for her release on the grounds that she is still breastfeeding.
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And behavior that could imperil that victory can't be encouraged on the grounds that it's reciprocal and feels good.
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It eviscerates funding primarily to college-access programs on the grounds that these programs have not proven their effectiveness.
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Match opposed the bill, Dye testified, on the grounds that it would give users a false sense of security.
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In the end, Eddington wound up throwing out the Sobral astrograph data on the grounds that it was unreliable.
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The extremely large punitive damages award is likely to be reduced on the grounds that it violates due process.
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Chen has sought Xinfa's environmental records, but the government denied him on the grounds that they were state secrets.
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Every plan she announces will be immediately and broadly criticized on the grounds that it raises taxes too much.
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N.C. Consortium for Middle East Studies to recast its program on the grounds that it featured a biased curriculum.
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The U.S. had imposed the ZTE ban on the grounds that it had broken the American sanctions on Iran.
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Under premarket notification, devices are "cleared" for use on the grounds that they are similar to devices already available.
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This proposed change was rejected by the bill's sponsors on the grounds that it would significantly weaken its effectiveness.
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Ruff challenged on the grounds that Dale Weise had interfered with Lehtonen, but the goal stood after a short review.
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But the team lodged an appeal on the grounds that the baton drop was caused by interference from another runner.
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The governor's office banned all demonstrations in the capital city on the grounds that crowds may be targeted by terrorists.
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Other Liberal politicians argued against extending the franchise on the grounds that liberty could not survive a surfeit of democracy.
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This was justified on the grounds that if banks collapsed and depositors lost their money, there would be economic chaos.
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Instead, the company is seeking to have Mr. Obama's decision reversed on the grounds that he exceeded his constitutional powers.
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The Soviet Union and its vassals purged Jews on the grounds that they were Zionists and thus agents of America.
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It's easy to wave away such suggestions on the grounds that trading Mr Trout would set off riots among supporters.
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He rejects the new formula on the grounds that it still lets the neighbours assert a Macedonian language and ethnicity.
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Essentially they dispute the analysis on the grounds that it does not include the programs the revenue would pay for.
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He is filing the suit on the grounds that, in claiming he raped and assaulted Kesha, Sebert ruined his reputation.
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As Vox's Matt Yglesias pointed out, only Collins opposed the bill on the grounds that it didn't cover enough people.
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He later won a court ruling allowing him to run on the grounds that barring him would violate human rights.
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Put aside whether advertising should be exempt from telling the truth on the grounds that it's all just obvious bullshit.
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The U.S. Embassy in Ottawa declined to comment on the endorsement on the grounds that Obama is a private citizen.
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He has also argued for curbs on legal immigration on the grounds that it drives down wages for U.S. workers.
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The judge rejected it on the grounds that it would not guarantee Google's compliance with federal and state privacy laws.
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Mr Ahmed released a statement through his lawyer, justifying the killing on the grounds that Mr Shah had "disrespected" Islam.
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Fiske was ultimately booted by a three-judge panel on the grounds that he could be "perceived" as insufficiently independent.
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They balked — on the grounds that this mid-tier Leonardo needed to be grounded among her Cinquecento brothers and sisters.
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The lower court had thrown out the case on the grounds that the employees' allegations had already been publicly disclosed.
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This follows the UK seizing an Iranian ship bound for Syria on the grounds that it was violating international sanctions.
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But the governor, who is pro-life, Mary Fallin, vetoed the bill on the grounds that it was clearly unconstitutional.
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Priority declined to again pre-authorize the surgery in 2018 on the grounds that it was no longer a benefit.
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Some Republicans have previously objected to the bill on the grounds that it would invite frivolous lawsuits against drug companies.
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Also, the paper views Democrats as insincere on the grounds that nothing will please liberal critics except renewal of ObamaCare.
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Young refused to endorse my eating this lunch every day, on the grounds that it contains no real nutritional value.
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And Mr. Pence, a steadfast conservative, was morally opposed to needle exchanges on the grounds that they supported drug abuse.
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The Catalan regional Parliament voted in 2010 to ban bullfighting, on the grounds that it represented unjustified cruelty to animals.
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Private plans lobbied aggressively against the public option in 2009 on the grounds that it would amount to unfair competition.
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The acquittal hinged on the grounds that the police had failed to properly describe the drug he was allegedly trafficking.
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The British advertising watchdog has just banned a rum advert on the grounds that it implies alcohol can boost confidence.
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Bolton vocally opposed the idea, specifically on the grounds that it wouldn't be aggressive enough to have a strategic effect.
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Apple has opposed the court's order on the grounds that making these changes to iOS would affect all iPhone users.
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The British government rejected this idea on the grounds that doing so would undermine the unity of the United Kingdom.
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Today she'll ask a judge to dismiss those charges, on the grounds that the school is already handling the case.
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Bulger, who denied ever being an FBI informant, refused to testify on the grounds that the trial was a sham.
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Later he waged a smear campaign against H.R. McMaster on the grounds that the national security adviser was anti-Israel.
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The American authorities classified them as illegal immigrants on the grounds that they had entered the country without proper authorization.
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But that case was dismissed by the High Court in Dublin on the grounds that too much time had passed.
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Some are ardent supporters of Mr. Trump, while others oppose him on the grounds that he is not extreme enough.
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Many major international election observers have refused to monitor the vote on the grounds that it will not be fair.
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Jensen also championed share-based executive compensation on the grounds that no matter how much executives were paid, shareholders benefited.
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The initiative was implemented on the grounds that it would reduce crime through random searches of New York City residents.
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It's totally fair for Brooks, a conservative, to object to Sanders's spending programs on the grounds that they're too expensive.
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The EUIPO dismissed that application on the grounds that the Kit Kat shape had acquired "distinctive character" through its use.
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Prominent Republicans, including Trump, have been critical of stricter gun laws on the grounds that they restrict Second Amendment rights.
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He resisted on the grounds that the bill risked curtailing free speech by compelling people to use alternative gender pronouns.
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In fact, you're probably the placement most likely to break up with someone on the grounds that their breath stinks!
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Auburn may defend its decision on the grounds that, unlike other speakers, Mr. Spencer's speech could generate a violent response.
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He added that members were barred from wearing face masks on the grounds that doing so was disrespectful to God.
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There's a gazebo on the grounds that locals say was built for the movie by engineering students from Virginia Tech.
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The police stopped her from taking the train across the border on the grounds that she was a security risk.
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Schiff denied the request on the grounds that the rules of the hearing prohibited Stefanik from speaking at that moment.
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The company rejects the FCC's claims on the grounds that it had already identified AT&T's throttling practices as legitimate.
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Trump is fighting the subpoena on the grounds that as president, he has absolute immunity from criminal indictment or investigation.
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Hobby Lobby's owners objected to covering certain forms of birth control on the grounds that it violated their religious freedom.
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Still others have questioned the practice of doxxing under any circumstance, on the grounds that it contributes to mob mentality.
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"It is simply false to excuse anti-white racism on the grounds that people of color lack power," French writes.
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New Orleans's vibrant restaurant scene protested on the grounds that diners wouldn't patronize those establishments if they couldn't puff indoors.
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Tell me about your concern for your party this year and in the future, on the grounds that they cite. Sen.
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Cops allowed him to drop her off, on the grounds that he returned to the police department later in the day.
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Judges upheld the impeachment on the grounds that Park had abused her authority in helping Choi raise donations from the companies.
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Flynt refused to pay up, however, appealing on the grounds that parody and satire were protected speech under the First Amendment.
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It dropped out, however, on the grounds that the coalition wasn't serious about addressing the role of pesticides in honeybee losses.
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After Dastar repackaged and sold the series in 1995, Fox sued on the grounds that Dastar had violated federal trademark law.
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Meanwhile, how many times have you heard advocates lobby for arts funding on the grounds that it's good for economic development?
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Trump administration lawyers have defied other subpoenas from Democrats on the grounds that they, too, made demands outside of Congress' bounds.
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A Michigan court dismissed the case on the grounds that the religious basis for the action was out of its jurisdiction.
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Antifa have justified attacks on mainstream conservatives such as Tucker Carlson and Andy Ngo on the grounds that they are fascists.
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Unconditionedwitness justified rescission on the grounds that Linux was no longer the meritocratic system that Torvalds created almost 30 years ago.
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Trudeau initially opposed the F-35 on the grounds that it was too costly, but Ottawa has since softened its line.
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Maybe you still oppose all of this on the grounds that the government simply should not be involved in controlling behaviors.
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And the so-called proponents of Hindutva are now busy bashing liberals on the grounds that the law must be upheld.
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The LME is proposing suspending brands trading at a significant discount on the grounds that they may be seen as tainted.
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It also repeals the fire prevention fee, which Republicans have long opposed on the grounds that it disproportionately hurts rural residents.
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The department said it voided Amnesty's lease on the grounds that the tenant was violating the terms of the rental agreement.
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It did so on the grounds that a majority of the Scottish population voted in favor of Britain remaining in Europe.
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That meant getting a product to customers, even in imperfect form, on the grounds that it could always be improved later.
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That led FIFA to reject Gibraltar's application for membership on the grounds that its stadium was built on a disputed territory.
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However, the Trump administration recently relaxed Obamacare's birth control mandate on the grounds that providing free birth control makes women promiscuous.
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Animal welfare activists had campaigned for a ban on the grounds that the methods used to produce foie gras are cruel.
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BDL paid a combined $3.29 million profit disgorgement and penalty on the grounds that it made money on an illegal scheme.
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Mexico's acting attorney general last week fired Santiago Nieto on the grounds that he broke a code of conduct for officials.
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South African authorities had challenged Pistorius' appeal on the grounds that the Supreme Court of Appeal had correctly found Pistorius guilty.
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Broadcasters have been begging the FCC to delay the transition on the grounds that the 39-month time limit is draconian.
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The controversial proposal is opposed by automakers, largely on the grounds that California is fighting to keep its more stringent standards.
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The ACLU has already said it will challenge the order on the grounds that it facilitates discrimination, per CBS' Mark Knoller.
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Five months later, prosecutors moved to dismiss the charges against Reyes on the grounds that his wife was refusing to cooperate.
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Alt-righters tend to oppose mass immigration on the grounds that Latin Americans and Muslims dilute the excellence of white culture.
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However, the insurance company refused to pre-certify the patient's scan on the grounds that she had no symptoms of recurrence.
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Yet he assails government policies aimed at helping the poor on the grounds that they quickly destroy autonomy and self-respect.
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No problem, the pope reasoned; we will have it annulled on the grounds that her first marriage could not be consummated.
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In 2014, it forced a small left-wing party to disband, on the grounds that it subscribed to North Korean ideology.
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The Tatmadaw also rejects calls for comprehensive security-sector reform on the grounds that state governance still needs to be strengthened.
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For months, Representative Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii had opposed impeachment proceedings on the grounds that they would further divide the country.
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The university had canceled the event on the grounds that it could turn violent, but a federal judge in Montgomery, Ala.
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And yet the nerds online are berating Christofi on the grounds that he trampled on the very sanctity of books everywhere.
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The group recommended the taking of supplements but not widespread testing, on the grounds that this would not be cost-effective.
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Apple refused on the grounds that the technical assistance the FBI requested would have undermined the security of its flagship product.
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The action could rest on the grounds that Facebook's policies directing that integration are anticompetitive, the WSJ writes, citing unnamed sources.
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The Gersons sue the guiding company on the grounds that although they signed the releases, they did not understand the risks.
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House Republicans had sued the Obama administration on the grounds that the payments were unconstitutional because Congress had not appropriated them.
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Initially the case was struck out, on the grounds that letting it go to trial would risk undermining doctor-patient confidentiality.
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In October, a lower court suspended the process on the grounds that there had been irregularities in the gathering of signatures.
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The House has sued to stop the administration's payments on the grounds that they were illegal because they were never appropriated.
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Mr. Chapman's lawyer had asked that it be voided on the grounds that his client was mentally incompetent at the time.
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In January, the building's new owners began eviction proceedings against me, on the grounds that owning a pet violated my lease.
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The judge apparently agreed, convicting her on the grounds that her failure to get adequate antenatal care was tantamount to murder.
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The market reforms were reversed and the state dominated system restored in 22 on the grounds that speculation was inflating prices.
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Regardless of exactly what happened back then, it's certainly difficult to understand why the administration would object to a gray area merger proposal on the grounds that conduct remedies had proven too hard to enforce and then approve a clearly anti-competitive merger on the grounds that a complicated series of conduct remedies will make it work.
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An Israeli court ordered the release of Mr. Nawajah on Thursday on the grounds that Israel had no jurisdiction in the matter.
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Townsend and Dollar General both immediately filed injunctions to have the charges dismissed on the grounds that tribal court had no jurisdiction.
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A Turkish court last week banned the HDP's "no" campaign song on the grounds that it contravened the constitution and fomented hatred.
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Rental properties consistently denied her request on the grounds that they were booked, though those listings remained available on their corresponding calendar.
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The People's Court of Nanshan District of Shenzhen ruled against Zhu on the grounds that the seller and buyer had committed fraud.
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On Tuesday, the company banned his ads on the grounds that he only registered to run so he could circumvent their policies.
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Still others made crab-like accommodations with reality, considering themselves free from prejudice on the grounds that they opposed its violent manifestations.
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In March this year her estate sued the producers on the grounds that the script was a "fundamental rethink" of the story.
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But then Islamist parties which the army had once fostered insisted on his dismissal on the grounds that he is an Ahmadi.
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"I used to defend WikiLeaks all the time on the grounds that they were not indiscriminate dumpers of information," Greenwald told Slate.
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Taliban leader Sheikh Haibatullah Akhunzada rejected the new offer on the grounds that it too would only help the American-led mission.
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Many thousands more, who have been nominally expelled on the grounds that they do not qualify for international protection, are living rough.
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In the modern British workplace, you can't be fired or discriminated against in any way on the grounds that you're HIV positive.
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The RIAA recognized the giveaway in its calculation, but Billboard disqualified those numbers, on the grounds that it doesn't recognize gratis promotions.
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The bill is opposed by a long list of seniors and health industry lobby groups on the grounds that it curtails coverage.
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The group introduced themselves as Kurdish politicians and requested an application for asylum on the grounds that they had no life safety.
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If they can shut down political speech on the grounds that it&aposs hateful, you have to ask where does this end?
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A number of drug companies have defended their prices on the grounds that it is expensive to research and develop new drugs.
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Some moderate Republican lawmakers are opposing the new healthcare bill on the grounds that it breaks the pledge on pre-existing conditions.
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SAM has been fighting a state-by-state battle against legalization on the grounds that increased access will lead to increased use.
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However, Brussels has ruled out a separate deal just for aviation on the grounds that it would be tantamount to cherry-picking.
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Apple refused on the grounds that such software was akin to a dangerous "backdoor" that could give hackers access to all iPhones.
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You often hear about actresses being turned down for roles on the grounds that they're allegedly too old or not beautiful enough.
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The data transfer agreement is currently being challenged in European court on the grounds that it does not contain adequate privacy protections.
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Trudeau initially opposed the F-35 on the grounds that it was too costly but the government has since softened its line.
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Iran is Saudi Arabia's arch regional nemesis, and the kingdom opposed the nuclear pact on the grounds that it would empower Tehran.
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He would be at once primal and futuristic — and mute, on the grounds that silence would increase his mystery and his power.
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Tradition forbids women from entering the ring on the grounds that it is sacred and their presence, considered "unclean", would pollute it.
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Google publicly opposed the law on the grounds that its Google News service would suffer greatly as a result of Article 11.
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Pre-pardon, they could have pleaded the Fifth, refusing to answer on certain issues on the grounds that they might incriminate themselves.
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The word "femoid" has become the preferred incel term for (human) women, on the grounds that all women are basically robots anyway.
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Venezuela's Supreme Court has initiated an investigation of Guaido on the grounds that he had helped foreign countries interfere in internal matters.
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Passed last year, the law allows the Saudi government to be sued on the grounds that it helped to plan the Sept.
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Rental properties consistently denied her request on the grounds that they were booked, though those listings remained available on their corresponding calendars.
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A court dismissed the charges on the grounds that he had a mental illness, ordering him to comply with a treatment plan.
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One reason was that federal prosecutors often opposed transfers on the grounds that prisoners did not serve their full sentences if transferred.
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The US has been urging allies to freeze out Huawei on the grounds that it believes the firm aids Chinese state spying.
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Alexander is voting for a shallower, more hurried impeachment trial partly on the grounds that the process has been ... shallow and hurried.
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The court found that it could not overturn any punishment, on the grounds that City had not, at that stage, been punished.
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The mutual fund T. Rowe Price, a NetSuite investor, opposed the acquisition on the grounds that it represented a conflict of interest.
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The Department of Justice has now over-turned that ruling on the grounds that the news article was updated in February 2014.
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In many cases, housing proposals fail because residents pressure officials to reject them on the grounds that they would spoil neighborhood character.
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It wasn't so long ago that the idea of taxing soda on the grounds that it's a health hazard seemed pretty farfetched.
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The president later attacked the two prosecutions and the attorney general, on the grounds that the indictments put Republican seats in jeopardy.
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Earlier this year, Trump signed an executive order to strip grants from these cities on the grounds that they're breaking federal law.
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He is now challenging Facebook's use of such standard clauses on the grounds that they do not offer sufficient data protection safeguards.
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At 9am Dominic Raab, the Brexit secretary, resigned on the grounds that he couldn't bring himself to sell an agreement with "fatal flaws".
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And on July 2nd, the commission launched an infringement procedure against Poland on the grounds that its Supreme Court reforms violate EU law.
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Gomperts told the Atlantic that Aid Access is legal on the grounds that the FDA allows the importation of medicine for personal use.
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A judge in that state dismissed charges of illegally transmitting and laundering $1,500 in bitcoin on the grounds that bitcoin wasn't a currency.
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The Justice Department could file lawsuits on the grounds that state laws regulating pot are unconstitutional because they are preempted by federal law.
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" But when asked whether her BFF liked marijuana, King jokingly replied, "I refuse to answer on the grounds that it may incriminate her.
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The activist group occupying the building opposes American support for Guaidó on the grounds that it's imperialistic and could lead to armed intervention.
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Local officials have decided to bar them from the footpath, on the grounds that they impede pedestrians, make a mess and attract vermin.
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For instance, exempting second-hand polymers from value-added tax is defended on the grounds that the primary material has already been taxed.
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Washington wants the tanker detained on the grounds that it had links to Iran's Revolutionary Guards, which it has designated a terrorist organization.
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But never before has a court halted a digital ID scheme on the grounds that it could exclude a segment of the population.
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Some people have been vilified, arrested or banned from speaking on the grounds that their critique of religion caused offence to faith communities.
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Ross went with the citizenship question, rejecting the bureau's recommendation to use administrative on the grounds that it wouldn't cover the entire population.
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Washington wants the tanker detained on the grounds that it had links to Iran's Revolutionary Guards, which it has designated a terrorist organisation.
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Manafort is also facing an indictment in federal court in Virginia, which he's also challenging on the grounds that Mueller's appointment was invalid.
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In 2009, Pollard filed a "motion for appropriate relief" on the grounds that it was possible an owl, and not Peterson, killed Kathleen.
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Mr Favreto, in contrast, tried to free Lula on the grounds that his incarceration itself violated his political rights as a potential candidate.
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Missouri health officials on Friday refused to renew the St. Louis clinic's license on the grounds that it failed to meet their standards.
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It enforced a strict sterilisation policy though, on the grounds that such people were mentally ill and unfit to care for a child.
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Missouri health officials declined to renew the St. Louis clinic's license last week on the grounds that it failed to meet their standards.
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The agency canceled the team's trademarks at the request of Native American activists on the grounds that the team name disparaged Native Americans.
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He assumed the interim presidency of Venezuela on January 23rd, on the grounds that Mr Maduro had rigged his re-election last year.
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Steaks should be sold only on a pointed stick, on the grounds that most shoppers will rely on the proto-Indo-European etymology.
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He could cancel the conference, on the grounds that there are already several legal challenges to the legitimacy of ANC members and delegates.
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But the judges declined to find the state surveillance regime unlawful on the grounds that it constituted "general and indiscriminate" retention of data.
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But the court threw out the petition on the grounds that gay sex clashed with broader, traditional moral values encapsulated in Kenya's constitution.
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A U.S. judge denied a motion for preliminary approval on the grounds that Uber's $100 million settlement with its drivers is not sufficient.
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At the other extreme came Ireland, which introduced a new blasphemy law in 2009 on the grounds that the constitution required such legislation.
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A trial court and an Indiana appeals court both found the seizure unlawful on the grounds that it was disproportionate to the offense.
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The Mexican government has so far largely avoided responding to Trump's comments on the grounds that this would do more harm than good.
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NJ.com's Steve Politi wrote an incredible revisionist history piece about Schiano's character on the grounds that he was nice to a paralyzed player.
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Britain granted Berezovsky political asylum three years later on the grounds that his life would be in danger if he went back home.
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Typically, they dispute the packaging restrictions on the grounds that they violate international trade and trademark laws and their right to free speech.
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Many people make regressive assumptions about human feces, on the grounds that eating them can cause such minor illnesses as cholera and dysentery.
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Hoyer defended his actions on the grounds that the party needs to support candidates who will win the general election in "tough" districts.
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The pamphlet says the organization estimates foreign government profits, rather than calculating them, on the grounds that it's "not practical" to calculate funds.
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Cohen had asked for that stay on the grounds that he is the target of a federal criminal investigation in New York City.
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Apple has also advanced a free speech argument, on the grounds that computer code is a form of expression and cannot be coerced.
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Trump's declaration would likely face a legal challenge on the grounds that the situation at the border does not meet that sudden contingency.
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During the rule's public comment period, 17 Democratic state attorneys general filed an objection on the grounds that expansion of AHPs violates ObamaCare.
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Cunha is a lightning rod of ire for those who opposed Rousseff's impeachment, carried out on the grounds that she broke budgetary rules.
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A series of appeals resulted in the injunction being overturned on the grounds that she was suicidal, allowing her the right to travel.
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Asset forfeiture is usually defended on the grounds that it enables the government to fight crime by depriving criminals of ill-gotten gains.
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A federal appeals court has scrapped part of a regulation intended to curb robocalls on the grounds that the rule is too broad.
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It overrules a motion to quash the subpoena on the grounds that it would violate the defendant's' First Amendment right to anonymous speech.
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VICE has filed an appeal on the grounds that it will have a "detrimental chilling effect" on the practice of journalism in Canada.
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Some public health officials have objected on the grounds that food poisoning victims can't be trusted to correctly identify what made them sick.
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Their sudden departure from the campaign — on the grounds that it is not safe — casts doubt on whether the conflict is over yet.
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But Mr. Trump has decided to take a more confrontational approach with Congress on the grounds that its investigations are merely political exercises.
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I was opposed to both Clinton and Trump in the general election on the grounds that both were unfit — though in different ways.
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Those insurers refuse to pay for many anti-rejection drugs, on the grounds that they have not been approved for certain transplant patients.
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It is a so-called derivative action, brought on behalf of Wells Fargo on the grounds that it was harmed by the improprieties.
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Will Schneiderman attempt to prosecute the IEA and EIA on the grounds that they are enabling "massive securities fraud" by fossil fuel producers?
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The court has never struck down an election map on the grounds that it helped one political party at the expense of another.
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In one dispute, a challenge was raised over questions for General William Sherman on the grounds that it would improperly recall a witness.
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Johnson even approved one target on the grounds that if talks with Hanoi materialized, he would not want to approve the site later.
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Cases under federal law have been dismissed on the grounds that dealing with climate change is a matter for Congress and the president.
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White House spokesman Sean Spicer defended Bannon's addition to the NSC on the grounds that he was previously an officer in the Navy.
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But that judgment was over-turned by the Department of Justice on the grounds that the news article was updated in February 2014.
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Facebook justified sending general counsel Colin Stretch on the grounds that he led the company's internal review of foreign interference on the platform.
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A tribunal ruled against Ms. Forstater on Wednesday, on the grounds that her belief is "not a philosophical belief protected" by British law.
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" The commission called on the court to dissolve the party on the grounds that it broke election rules by "undermining the constitutional monarchy.
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The only hope for those who oppose it is that it will be struck down in court on the grounds that it's unconstitutional.
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A lawsuit filed last week by Daniels asks for that nondisclosure agreement to be voided on the grounds that Trump never signed it.
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Lotte also said that some construction had been stopped by the Chinese authorities on the grounds that it had failed a fire inspection.
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Another plumps for Prince Andrew on the grounds that he has time on his hands and has already managed to unite the country.
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The case involved an Asian-American band called the Slants, whose trademark application had been denied on the grounds that it was offensive.
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And at least three senators — Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, and Rand Paul — have dissented on the grounds that the bill isn't full repeal.
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If the Senate is to be justified on the grounds that states need a say, its powers should be determined by that justification.
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Millman thinks not, on the grounds that if Rubio has a decent Super Tuesday then "Kasich will collapse" and become a non-factor anyway.
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Congressional Democrats say they refuse to earmark money for the project, particularly on the grounds that Trump said Mexico would pay for the barrier.
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Syed's attorneys are asking for a new trial on the grounds that his original attorney, Cristina Gutierrez, proved ineffective by failing to contact Chapman.
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Chow was disqualified on the grounds that self-determination is inconsistent with the principle of "one country, two systems," a view echoed by Lam.
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On June 21st America's Commerce Department blacklisted another five Chinese supercomputing entities on the grounds that they too pose a threat to national security.
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The other part—helping build a stable democracy—has been justified on the grounds that Afghanistan may otherwise become a base for terrorists again.
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He said it was on the grounds that he couldn't justify such a lavish purchase as he prepared massive budget cutbacks to his agency.
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Doctors have often refused to treat HIV patients who use heroin, on the grounds that they won't be able to follow their treatment regime.
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The company sued Novartis' Sandoz unit in 2016, seeking a court order blocking Erelzi sales on the grounds that it would infringe the patents.
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DESA also allegedly paid journalists to publish "disinformation" about her and Copinh, which opposed the development on the grounds that it threatened ancestral lands.
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Last month, however, the Department of Justice mysteriously decided to revive the case on the grounds that the article had been updated in 2014.
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He now lives in France after a court there struck down an extradition order on the grounds that it was lodged for political reasons.
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Some public sector unions have also resisted this reform on the grounds that any reduction in pension rights will lead to broader pension reductions.
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Google chose the latter, justifying it on the grounds that editing shadows back in is trivial compared to trying to edit detail into shadows.
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And the market seems hopeful that the trade war will be temporary, on the grounds that ending it would be rational for both sides.
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The Liberal government issued the rules on the grounds that public trust needed to be restored in the process for assessing big energy projects.
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Despite that trend, investors are generally assumed to favour the Republican candidates, on the grounds that they favour a low tax, less-regulated economy.
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The Trump administration opposes an AUMF sunset provision on the grounds that enemies may see it as a deadline for withdrawal and become emboldened.
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Monica Lassettre, the probation officer who wrote sentencing recommendations, advised the judge to be lenient partly on the grounds that Mr. Turner was drunk.
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He justified making the false statements to Congress on the grounds that the Moscow project did not end up going forward, Cohen's lawyers wrote.
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The United States last year granted asylum to a transgender Mexican on the grounds that she was at risk of torture by the police.
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State Department officials declined on the grounds that the think tank report, which did not take into account refugee contributions through taxes, was flawed.
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At issue: a baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple on the grounds that it violated his religious convictions.
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Private broadcaster Haberturk said the YSK had ruled to re-run elections on the grounds that some ballot box officials were not civil servants.
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But he opposes moving the Marines to Camp Schwab, he said, on the grounds that it would entrench the military presence on the island.
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That case was thrown out by the supreme court last year on the grounds that he was in Myanmar when he gave the interview.
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Ireland's Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and police fraud squad opposed a request for bail on the grounds that Drumm was a flight risk.
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Schrems's claims have twice been rejected on the grounds that they cannot proceed as 'class action' on behalf of other consumers in Austrian courts.
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Kasowitz argued for dismissal or postponement of the case on the grounds that the claims were false and intended only to defame the president.
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UN distributions of food, water, and medical supplies are being turned back on the grounds that there's too much violence to permit field aid.
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Now, Manning has objected to answering questions on the grounds that she already answered all of them back in 2013 in a court martial.
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In response the UFC would most likely ask the board to dismiss the petition on the grounds that fighters are independent contractors, not employees.
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She resented when Wellesley College students protested her selection as commencement speaker on the grounds that she owed her only achievement to her marriage.
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Why now: Trump campaigned on labeling China a currency manipulator, but was persuaded not to on the grounds that it would not be helpful.
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You can also watch the comings and goings of the 60 elephants living on the grounds that have been rescued from the city streets.
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The first step, he said, would be for the PCAOB to deregister the auditors, on the grounds that they are not participating in inspections.
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The United States and other countries oppose the pipeline, partly on the grounds that it would tighten the company's hold on the European market.
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Over the last 21625 years, Israel has demolished more than 2900,220006 homes in East Jerusalem on the grounds that they have lacked such permits.
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Second, although charters often use a lottery system, many do not accept special-needs students on the grounds that they cannot meet those needs.
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Consider NIMBYism in Bay Area real estate: the opposition to building more housing on the grounds that this could not possibly lower housing prices.
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In 23, they sought to register the name as a trademark, only to be refused on the grounds that it was disparaging to lesbians.
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When those 13,000 people were hired, the White House didn't say they shouldn't count toward Trump's total on the grounds that they were temporary.
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After several attempts and many months, my request was rejected — on the grounds that I had not written a biography or royal history before.
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Syed's attorneys urged the court to reverse his conviction on the grounds that his original attorney failed to present crucial evidence in his defense.
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Each design anatomy begins with branding and marketing, on the grounds that they are the first aspects of a product that most consumers encounter.
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Ireland's Supreme Court refused his extradition on the grounds that France had at the time not taken the decision to send Bailey to trial.
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Other areas are home to military bases, espionage secrets, or have even forbidden to the public on the grounds that they&aposre "legally haunted".
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The judge faulted the French state on the grounds that the police and intelligence services had decided at one point to stop tracking Merah.
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NGOs have filed a court challenge against his appointment of the anti-corruption prosecutor on the grounds that she is too close to him.
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Clinton about email messages that had been deleted from her private server on the grounds that they were personal and not about government business.
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The new regulations are likely to spark a legal challenge on the grounds that they violate federal labor law and need approval from Congress.
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The men in the royal family don't always wear wedding bands — Prince William never does, on the grounds that he just doesn't like jewelry.
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Unlike the European firms, it never placed the Iranian deal in its official order book on the grounds that it never received a deposit.
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Pruitt's EPA granted 25 refiners waivers to annual requirements to mix in biofuels on the grounds that the regulation causes these refiners economic hardship.
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But Mr Wickremesinghe had refused to leave office, on the grounds that only parliament, not the president, has the right to dismiss the prime minister.
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It could then remove him from office, on the grounds that he does not meet the constitution's requirement that elected officials be "honest and upright".
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But the meeting was postponed after Ghani rejected the invitation on the grounds that talks with the Taliban should be led by the Afghan government.
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Former Florida Supreme Court Justice Harry Lee Anstead took issue with the unusual bundling on the grounds that it would violate voters' First Amendment rights.
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Yet Khaled's application for asylum is eventually rejected on the grounds that parts of Aleppo are considered intact—he should return to an undamaged area.
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In a parting gift from the army, Myanmar's constitution bars Ms Suu Kyi from the presidency on the grounds that her children hold British citizenship.
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One instinctive Tory response was to make security an issue, on the grounds that an anti-nuclear Mr Corbyn can never be trusted on defence.
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Washington wants the tanker detained on the grounds that it had links to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which it has designated a terrorist organisation.
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On April 15th a federal court stayed all the Arkansas executions on the grounds that midazolam might indeed lead to unconstitutional "cruel and unusual" punishment.
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Now 84, Polanski has been seeking a return to the United States, but only on the grounds that he does not serve additional jail time.
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Returning to reality, attempts to outlaw encryption are doomed to fail on the grounds that it's not possible to control people's access to encrypted technology.
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The new electronic vote counting system was introduced by IHEC on the grounds that it could reduce fraud and speed up delivery of the results.
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The Justice Department has denied any wrongdoing, and said it is only looking to block the merger on the grounds that it is anti-competitive.
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Sanjay Mayukh, a spokesman for Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), declined to comment on the grounds that governance issues were managed directly by ministers.
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In 20, it revoked its recommendation of Against Malaria on the grounds that the charity had not spent enough of the money it already raised.
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Of course, literally every hoverboard could be called "counterfeit" on the grounds that they don't FREAKING HOVER, but that battle has been fought and lost.
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The judge, Justice Nicola Davies, found for Mr Goldscheider on the grounds that the law made "no distinction…between a factory and an opera house".
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In 2011, the Portland, Oregon-based band were denied the trademark application for their name on the grounds that it was considered offensive to Asians.
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Shelly Miller objected to the sensationalist sci-fi premise as a whole, on the grounds that it did not depict climate change as it is.
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Vaulin's lawyer, Ira Rothken, told Reuters his client would appeal on the grounds that so-called torrent files cannot constitute a criminal infringement of copyright.
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Judge Miguel Jurado approved a prosecutor's request for preventative detention on the grounds that Glas allegedly accepted bribes, and also agreed to freeze his assets.
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The government had prohibited the opposition march on the grounds that those behind it were involved in "grave disturbances to public order" in past protests.
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There is that viral video on WorldStar where a black girl confronts a white dude with dreads on the grounds that he's "appropriating" her culture.
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Her parents blamed Last Will on the grounds that its announcement made her aware of the existence of the chemicals she used to kill herself.
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The judge declared SAGARPA's measures unconstitutional on the grounds that the threat of pests violates the human right to a healthy environment and food security.
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The Direct Marketing Association challenged the law on the grounds that it violated the U.S. Constitution's Commerce Clause, which prohibits undue burdens on interstate commerce.
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"We didn't have any large complaints on the grounds that they don't want to stay in a prison," said a C.O.A. spokesman, Jan Willem Anholts.
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Mr. Ohayon, the public defender, said he planned to appeal the conviction on the grounds that Mr. Ben-David was not responsible for his actions.
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The Commerce Department has restricted American companies from doing business with a Chinese chipmaker on the grounds that the chipmaker was using stolen trade secrets.
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ATF justified its effort on the grounds that the bullet consisted of a "steel core" and therefore fell under the strictures of the 1986 law.
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After Avery was denied a new trial in September, Zellner filed another motion in Manitowoc County court on the grounds that she has new evidence.
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In September 28503, the Fed chose not to start raising interest rates on the grounds that there were considerable risks to the global economic outlook.
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Mr. Rajoy and Spanish courts have previously struck down any attempt to hold such a referendum, on the grounds that it would violate Spain's Constitution.
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Last year the company's AI automatically took down a post containing excerpts of the Declaration of Independence, on the grounds that it was hate speech.
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Many international medical organizations and human rights groups oppose the use of organs from prisoners on the grounds that they cannot give their consent freely.
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Shortly before Epstein was placed on suicide watch in July, a judge denied him bail on the grounds that he was a danger to society.
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It is unclear how strong of a legal case Democrats would have if they challenge the law on the grounds that it violates states' rights.
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For years, Jehovah's Witnesses have filed legal appeals on the grounds that compulsory military service breaches their right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion.
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Yet in this case decertification is not based on Iranian compliance, but rather on the grounds that the deal is not in the national interest.
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If we deny ourselves the same tools on the grounds that they've been used by our enemies, have we not merely forfeited our own fight?
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Then the supreme court blocked the new legislation on the grounds that it gave foreign powers control of functions that should reside in the presidency.
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She then contacted attorney Andrew Free, who defended Palma in immigration court to have his case terminated on the grounds that he is a citizen.
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American Civil Liberties Union The ACLU filed a lawsuit against Trump on behalf of six trans servicemembers, on the grounds that his ban is unconstitutional.
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The art world often likes to showcase people born outside the United States or Europe on the grounds that their art refers to their heritage.
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The legislative board in Cocke County passed a resolution opposing his bill on the grounds that marijuana was still deemed illegal by the federal government.
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Such a move could be challenged on the grounds that Mr. Powell was separately confirmed by the Senate for his four-year term as chair.
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The state government soon challenged this law in India's Supreme Court on the grounds that it was impractical because the river stretched far beyond Uttarakhand.
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Late last year, a federal judge in Texas struck down the law on the grounds that its requirement that Americans buy health insurance was unconstitutional.
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It was the same rhetoric he used to criticize the North American Free Trade Agreement, on the grounds that it hurt the US manufacturing industry.
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A judge denied her request in March on the grounds that claims of gang violence do not qualify for asylum, but M. P. is appealing.
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I have heard appropriation defended on the grounds that we have a responsibility to tell one another's stories and must be free to do so.
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The book's release could be affected if the White House attempts to block publication of certain aspects on the grounds that it contains classified material.
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" She added, "It's a bit like the boy who kills his parents and then begs for mercy on the grounds that he's an orphan, right?
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The Justice Department subsequently opened an antitrust inquiry into the four automakers on the grounds that their agreement with California could potentially limit consumer choice.
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But it, too, was deemed unsatisfactory by victims, campaigners and their relatives on the grounds that it was unable to call witnesses outside of Scotland.
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Judges have so far dismissed four out of five cases on the grounds that Mr Alix lacked standing to pursue them in the first place.
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In 210, it revoked its recommendation of Against Malaria on the grounds that the charity had not spent enough of the money it already raised.
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U.S. District Court Judge Rodney Gilstrap had dismissed the case on the grounds that SimpleAir was simply trying to relitigate an earlier case against Google.
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Unfortunately, his hiring is way behind, and he seems to dismiss candidates who have any such experience on the grounds that they are pure insiders.
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But senior Iraqi officials have so far opposed such a move on the grounds that it would probably hurt vital oil exploration and production efforts.
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Pledging to reduce Mexico's dependence on policies "sent from abroad", Lopez Obrador has attacked Pena Nieto's economic agenda on the grounds that corruption is widespread.
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Manafort had requested a change of venue on the grounds that local publicity about the case would make it hard to get a fair trial.
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This week he rebuffed British attempts to open pre-negotiation "technical talks" on the grounds that London would be unable to give its negotiator a mandate.
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Trump announced in December that the 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria would be withdrawn on the grounds that Islamic State militants no longer pose a threat.
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But the Kentucky Supreme Court threw out her murder conviction in 2015 on the grounds that Shouse should be retried on a second-degree manslaughter charge.
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Located about 30 minutes from downtown Santa Barbara, California, it spans 2,153 acres and includes a mountain on the grounds that Jackson named after his mother.
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Hardline former president Álvaro Uribe is leading the charge against peace on the grounds that it will allow the rebels to get away with unpardonable crimes.
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The same Syrian man filed in February, but on the grounds that Trump's first travel ban had wrongly interfered with the visa process for his family.
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The counsel responded negatively to Iran's plea, the source said, on the grounds that the ministerial agenda could not be amended because it had been finalised.
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The previous incumbent, Santiago Nieto, was fired by Mexico's acting attorney general in October on the grounds that he broke a code of conduct for officials.
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When asked about backlash facing edibles—Vancouver has banned them on the grounds that they're too appealing to kids—he said it's all about common sense.
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Previous cases they had brought in Japan were dismissed on the grounds that their right to reparation was terminated by a 1965 treaty normalising diplomatic ties.
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Populists are united in suspicion of traditional institutions, on the grounds that they have been either corrupted by the elites or left behind by technological change.
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The Supreme Court granted the Justice Department's request on the grounds that the discovery order was premature, but the court added a warning regarding privilege issues.
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On February 14th Ms Lopez cancelled another 75 mining projects, some still in the exploratory stage, on the grounds that they would harm ecologically sensitive areas.
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Lyon is seeking to have the conflicting testimony thrown out on the grounds that it is irrelevant to the criminal case against him, according to WJRT .
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Marxists such as Herbert Marcuse were forced to denounce capitalism on the grounds that it produced too much wealth for the workers rather than too little.
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Bishkek's (pro-Jeyenbekov) mayor has since proposed banning protests and rallies until next year, on the grounds that they are bad for business and upset tourists.
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The project was given the all-clear on the grounds that to achieve its goal of female empowerment, women had to feel comfortable on the island.
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The spike in popularity comes after a number of major platforms dropped Infowars this week on the grounds that the show's conspiracy theories violate community guidelines.
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Staff representative Carlos Bowles is seeking the removal of Draghi's new policy adviser, German economist Roland Straub, on the grounds that job had not been advertised.
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Election officials have barred opposition candidates from running for the Moscow city legislature however on the grounds that they failed to gather enough signatures of support.
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Pérez was summoned to appear in court, on the grounds that mysterious payments were made from Real Madrid to a small company which managed social networks.
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Pruitt has defended his travel on the grounds that he received a blanket security waiver, but the EPA won't specify which office granted it to him.
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Seventeen states ban abortion after about 20 weeks post-fertilization on the grounds that the fetus can then begin to feel pain, according to the organization.
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Yesterday, three advocacy organizations filed suit against Trump on the grounds that the president exceeded his constitutional authority in signing the executive order on new regulations.
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The U.S. government has banned the use of Kaspersky software on federal computers, ostensibly on the grounds that its antivirus software stole documents from government computers.
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The comments came after plainclothes police arrested a student leader from Baptist University, Keith Fong, on the grounds that laser pointers he bought were offensive weapons.
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Only Kansas, where Secretary of State Kris Kobach has pursued voter ID laws on the grounds that they fight voter fraud, did not respond to requests.
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Conversely, the British Government has spent decades arguing against this or that EU directive, on the grounds that it was too burdensome or ill-thought out.
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EDT Sesame Workshop has since released a statement denying that Bert and Ernie have any sexual orientation at all on the grounds that they are puppets.
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Cruz had previously expressed his opposition to the act on the grounds that its birth control mandates violated "the basic rights of everyone." proud wacko bird!
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Bolivia wants to charge Santiago for it, claiming ownership of the Silala on the grounds that it originates from springs on its side of the border.
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A group representing 38,000 European pilots said last week it was "seriously concerned" about the ban, on the grounds that it could create new safety risks.
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When Maron asked if his friend was going to handle or address anything, C.K. refused on the grounds that acknowledging the rumors would give them life.
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Fordham's Dean of Students rejected the club on the grounds that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict ... is a topic that often leads to polarization rather than dialogue.
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In 2013, for example, American business interests tried to block Shuanghui's purchase of pork producer Smithfield Foods on the grounds that it somehow threatened national security.
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That application was initially rejected, on the grounds that the region did not fulfil FIFA's criteria of being "an independent state recognised by the international community".
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Even some conservative organizations, which typically support Republican-sponsored legislation, opposed the effort to dismantle it on the grounds that doing so takes away individual rights.
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Williams filed the suit in 2014; a lower court had already dismissed it in 2015 on the grounds that he lacked standing to mount the challenge.
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When she reported Professor Pogge to Yale for sexual harassment, administrators rebuffed her claims on the grounds that she was no longer associated with the university.
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If Republicans believed what Schumer is now claiming, they would have objected on the grounds that 22019 (like 2018) was a mid-term congressional election year.
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However, the East African country banned it in April on the grounds that it promotes lesbianism.. The deadline for a release in Kenya is Sept. 30.
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She also said she planned to sue the person behind the allegations - a member of the National Front - on the grounds that the accusations were slanderous.
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The multibillion-dollar oil industry has historically opposed imposition of federal safety and environmental regulations on the grounds that they were unnecessary, overly burdensome and costly.
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I'd like to believe that certain Republican donors aren't justifying their support for Trump on the grounds that his upper bracket tax cuts are really awesome.
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In 2013, an Indian court rejected a petition to prosecute Mr. Modi over the riots, on the grounds that there was not sufficient evidence to proceed.
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Former President Barack Obama rejected the U.S.-to-Canada project in late 2350 on the grounds that it would hurt U.S. efforts to tackle climate change.
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The shipyard is trying to repossess their house on the grounds that Mr. Amorim did not work long enough to take full ownership of the property.
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When Mr. Epstein offered him a share of the Beatles' publishing, he turned it down on the grounds that it would be a conflict of interest.
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Figures obtained by Stuff show that in 218, 000 "not justified" certificates were issued on the grounds that the women failed to meet the legal threshold.
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"He didn't show any concern for her," said Judge Kao, granting Lin her request for a divorce on the grounds that the marriage was beyond repair.
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In 2016, a judge overturned the conviction on the grounds that it had been coerced, but that was appealed shortly after and he remains behind bars.
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The zoning ordinance reportedly prohibited residents from being able to grow vegetables in their front yard "on the grounds that they were unsightly," NPR News said.
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On Friday, Manafort's lawyers will ask the judge to dismiss the indictment in that court on the grounds that the scope of Mueller's probe is excessive.
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I've read some internet commentary half-jokingly blaming Jon for the massacre on the grounds that he refused to bang his aunt out of her bloodlust.
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Germany and France have both decided to criminalize denial, on the grounds that it's a form of incitement to racial hatred rather than legitimate political speech.
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Israel initially rebuffed a meeting with Polish representatives to discuss the issue, on the grounds that it should have been held before the law was passed.
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The White House instructed Mr. Kline not to comply on the grounds that the committee would not allow a White House representative to attend the deposition.
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In those red states, Republican legislators have typically argued for invalidating local ordinances on the grounds that "there needs to be uniform statewide rules," Briffault says.
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The CDC, however, denied the request on the grounds that he did not display the most life-threatening symptoms, like chest pain and shortness of breath.
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Even the professional leagues, which for years mostly opposed legalization on the grounds that expanded gambling would corrupt their product, have started to prepare for changes.
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Pro-democracy activists worry that the government may try to disqualify candidates who have taken part in the protests on the grounds that they are separatists.
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Greyhound is currently being sued in California court on the grounds that its allowance of border agents aboard amounts to a violation of consumer protection laws.
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Two liberal senators tried to block his nomination to head the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on the grounds that he was too close to Wall Street.
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He opposed the recent same sex marriage laws when they were being publicly debated on the grounds that traditional marriage was too important and needed protecting.
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Advisers to Ronald Reagan, then governor of California, convinced him to fire Kerr on the grounds that the UC system had become a hotbed of communism.
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Indeed, in 2013, fueled by fears of gentrification, neighbors sued to stop the project on the grounds that it would ruin views from nearby Prospect Park.
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Judge Gorsuch, however, came out swinging against the doctrine in an opinion last year on the grounds that it gave too much power to federal agencies.
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Mr. Trump has so far failed to have Ms. Zervos's suit dismissed on the grounds that the United States Constitution insulates the president from such litigation.
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A complaint has also been filed with the Equal Opportunities Commission, on the grounds that it is illegal to discriminate against someone who has a disability.
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The all-Democratic group rejected Curbelo's application for membership on the grounds that the positions held by the Cuban-American lawmaker were inconsistent with their values.
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Senate Democrats are exploring a lawsuit against President Trump on the grounds that his vast business empire has created conflicts of interest that violate the Constitution.
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According to Li, police denied her requests to meet Wang seven times in the past six months on the grounds that Wang's case "endangered state security".
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The Trump administration has just blocked the appointment of Salam Fayyad to head the U.N. mission in Libya on the grounds that, well, he's a Palestinian.
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Nevertheless, he was fired on the grounds that he had previously had contact with Outcast and that he had used his department cellphone to view pornography.
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Expert testimony from Dr. Rogerson and other scientists could be used to challenge a trademark claim on the grounds that it is deceptive, Mr. Gerben said.
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Joel Kaplan, the company's vice president for global public policy, objected to the public dissemination of internal findings on the grounds that it would offend conservatives.
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Trump Jr. is attempting to write this whole thing off as much ado about nothing on the grounds that, allegedly, nothing actually resulted from the meeting.
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The commission is also considering whether to recommend dissolving the Thai Raksa Chart Party on the grounds that it violated electoral law by nominating Ms. Ubolratana.
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Once charges have been filed, could a defendant get the locational data thrown out on the grounds that the warrant application was based on false pretenses?
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Conversely, the British government has spent decades arguing against this or that EU directive, on the grounds that it was too burdensome or ill-thought out.
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But it's also not clear whether that process necessarily applies to the revocation of a passport on the grounds that the passport was issued in error.
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Washington wanted to detain the tanker on the grounds that it had links to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which it has designated a terrorist organization.
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Buhari's government had refused to join a continental free-trade zone established in March, on the grounds that it wishes to defend its own businesses and industry.
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Two individuals have also been freed by order of the Conseil d'Etat, the highest administrative court, on the grounds that the government failed to prove its case.
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Because at the end, I actually argue for a pretty strong libertarian approach to free speech, but not on the grounds that the speech necessarily has value.
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Zuma applied for that order on Thursday on the grounds that he had not had the chance to question witnesses and review any evidence that implicated him.
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Though yesterday three advocacy organizations filed suit against Trump on the grounds that the president exceeded his constitutional authority in signing the executive order on new regulations.
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Airbnb is challenging the state law on the grounds that, as an online marketplace, it is not responsible for the content that others place on its site.
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" According to MarketWatch, Costco plans to appeal the ruling on the grounds that it "is a product of multiple errors in pretrial, trial, and post-trial rulings.
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Prime Minister David Cameron, who is resigning, has said he will not take the formal step to an EU divorce on the grounds that his successor should.
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Last May he removed the speaker of the lower house of congress on the grounds that he had used his position to interfere with Lava Jato probes.
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The state appealed that ruling a second time on the grounds that the lower court was wrong to find that Syed previously had an ineffective defense counsel.
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Many moderate Muslim leaders defend blasphemy laws on the grounds that they prevent violence by allowing religious disputes to be settled by the courts rather than vigilantes.
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Judge Reed O'Connor in the Northern District of Texas blocked the directive on the grounds that the administration had not followed proper procedures for notice and comment.
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Suppose, for example, that an American president was impeached but refused to leave the White House on the grounds that the Senate trial was not conducted properly.
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Citing Trump's campaign promise to stop Muslims from entering the U.S., they said the ban was unconstitutional on the grounds that it blocks individuals based on religion.
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The footwear startup Allbirds is suing Steve Madden for ripping off Silicon Valley's favorite sneaker, on the grounds that its signature wool shoe is a trade dress.
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Status: In August, a federal judge temporarily blocked the ban from going into effect on the grounds that it would cause "irreparable" harm to women seeking abortions.
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But you wouldn't contribute to the overall justice of the situation by denying helpful information in one case on the grounds that it's unavailable in many others.
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U.S. industry groups have become increasingly vocal in recent weeks, pressuring the administration to keep NAFTA intact on the grounds that announcing a withdrawal would cause chaos.
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Furthermore, when autistic identity is defined as antithetical to language, autistic people are denied selfhood on the grounds that they are disconnected from a fundamental human activity.
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Then she cast doubt on the women who have accused the presidential candidate of sexual misconduct and assault, on the grounds that they didn't speak up sooner.
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A Los Angeles court accepted Singer's motion to dismiss on the grounds that there was no legal basis for the suit, and that it was improperly brought.
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It was ultimately dismissed on the grounds that greenhouse gas emissions are regulated on the federal level by the Clean Air Act and the Environmental Protection Agency.
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She had been in judicial custody at a hospital, following 14 arrests on the grounds that she was illegally trying to kill herself through the hunger strike.
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Meanwhile, digital rights activists like the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) take issue with zero-rating practices on the grounds that they violate the principles of net neutrality.
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Twenty years later, Mugabe authorized the violent invasions of many white-owned farms, justifying them on the grounds that they were redressing imbalances from the colonial era.
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Using the language of sexist men, Cordelia refuses to administer the test on the grounds that no warlock has ever embodied enough power to pass the test.
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It is unpleasant to experience guilt by association, and frankly scary for my children to face suspicion in school on the grounds that their parents are Russian.
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Amazon has contested the findings and other similar studies on the grounds that researchers did not use the technology in accordance with the company's recommended best practices.
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The health department shuts down the Minecraft, a gay S&M club that has been open since 1976, on the grounds that its activities could spread AIDS.
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A federal court has ordered the firm to comply with the request, but Mr Cook is refusing, on the grounds that doing so would have dangerous consequences.
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India's ruling party, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), condemned the Supreme Court's ruling allowing women to enter the Sabarimala shrine on the grounds that it attacked religious values.
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The courts have blocked President Trump's proposed travel ban that targets some Muslim-majority countries on the grounds that it violates First Amendment protections for religious freedom.
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She points to one client, an economics consultant, whose H-1B extension was denied on the grounds that the employee was not working in a specialized occupation.
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Nicaragua objected to the agreement on the grounds that it is not ambitious enough, while Syria has been mired in the grips of a bloody civil war.
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They were hoping that a judge would overturn the bureau's ruling, on the grounds that Chinese marriage law does not explicitly say same-sex marriages are illegal.
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He led the opposition to Ryan's fiscal deal with Democrats in 210, and he rejected Price's budget in 21.6, on the grounds that it was insufficiently conservative.
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In 2014, the International Association of Athletic Federations banned her from competition on the grounds that her body naturally produced too much testosterone, a condition called hyperandrogenism.
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Though many Nubians supported the building of the high dam, on the grounds that it would help Egypt, they have received little in return for their sacrifice.
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Nixon challenged the prosecutor's subpoena on the grounds that it would violate executive privilege, which allows presidents to keep certain documents secret from Congress and the judiciary.
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The Swiss weapons industry pushed for the concession, on the grounds that existing restrictions make it tough for them to compete with weapons producers in other countries.
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Republicans, in that universe as well as this one, want to reduce taxes, especially taxes on corporations, allegedly on the grounds that it will grow the economy.
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Others might argue against renaming on the grounds that it is unfair to single out philosophy: We do not have departments of Euro-American Mathematics or Physics.
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The state-run media has likened some games to "poison," and the government has blocked sales of some titles on the grounds that they are too violent.
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A federal court suspended Belo Monte's operating license late on Thursday, for example, on the grounds that it had not completed basic sanitation projects near the dam.
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Since the 2nd Century, Catholics have opposed any means of artificial contraception on the grounds that all sex acts should be "unitive" and "procreative," rather than recreational.
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The Fed could justify tightening faster than other central banks simply on the grounds that the U.S. is growing much better than most other major developed economies.
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Authorities barred the candidates from running on the grounds that they failed to collect sufficient genuine signatures in their support, an assertion the candidates reject as false.
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In some instances, small businesses were asked to close on the grounds that if they stayed open and an accident occurred, local party officials would be penalized.
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The public charge rule is used to deny visa or green card applicants on the grounds that they may become primarily dependent on the government for subsistence.
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The conservative's addition to the NSC has angered Democrats and Republicans alike on the grounds that national security decisions should be made independent of political concerns. Sen.
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Often, police officers justify the taking of a life -- particularly a black life -- on the grounds that they feared for their lives and acted in self-defense.
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This year, British lawmakers debated banning Mr. Trump from the country on the grounds that he was promoting hate speech for proposing a ban on Muslim immigration.
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Berkeley Chancellor Clark Kerr correctly resisted these demands on the grounds that the educational responsibilities of the university did not reach the students' off-campus political activities.
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Kathryn Wyer, representing the United States Justice Department, asked that Bellucci's lawsuit be dismissed on the grounds that the suit didn't allege any specific harm or injury.
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The rocketry associations wanted the BAFTE to remove APCP from its list of controlled explosives on the grounds that it made the hobby excessively difficult to pursue.
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Apple subsequently lodged a complaint that the EUIPO upheld in 2016 on the grounds that consumers would think Mi Pad was a variation on Apple's iPad trademark.
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Several of Trump's fellow Republicans strongly disagreed with his plans to withdraw 2,000 U.S. troops from Syria on the grounds that militants no longer pose a threat.
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Instead, he's attacked NATO on the grounds that NATO allies owe the United States money in exchange for its pledge to defend them — which is flatly untrue.
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Nasirov remained DFS chief until the end of last month, when the cabinet voted to dismiss him on the grounds that he had allegedly obtained British citizenship.
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This ruling was later reversed on the grounds that the girl might have committed suicide if she had been forced to carry the fetus against her will.
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Again, the government refused to hand it over on the grounds that it was a "proprietary and copyrighted" statistical tool owned by the City of New York.
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He has also repeatedly ruled out cutting off arms sales to Saudi Arabia, on the grounds that those contracts bring money and jobs to the United States.
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When a software engineer named Graham Asher suggested in 0003 that Unicode take responsibility for emojis, the consortium demurred on the grounds that pictures were subjectively interpreted.
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The federal courts ultimately blocked the law, on the grounds that California was overstepping federal immigration authority, and it is now largely remembered as a political debacle.
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Lawmakers from the First Justice opposition party had objected to the funding measure on the grounds that it did not clearly identify what cases would be financed.
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Digital and human rights groups, as well as the companies themselves, opposed the law on the grounds that it placed limits on individuals' right to free expression.
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Those two categories have traditionally tended to closely replicate each other, on the grounds that the directors who did the best jobs probably made the best movies.
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Many Republicans reject the measure on the grounds that it would encroach on constitutionally mandated religious freedoms while creating an unfair playing field in women's sporting competitions.
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Earlier this month, a Virginia-based federal court of appeals found the latest version of Trump's travel ban unconstitutional on the grounds that it discriminates against Muslims.
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Still, on the grounds that the grandmothers were obstructing neither the door to the enlistment site nor justice, Judge Neil E. Ross found the defendants not guilty.
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The Israeli center left has long argued against staying in the West Bank on the grounds that the rest of the world will not tolerate indefinite occupation.
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This has been done elsewhere, including in Mexico, on the grounds that a central bank's capital is a largely symbolic notion given its ability to print money.
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The inspector general agreed with agency ethics officials' opinion that Becker could participate on the grounds that international unions are separate entities from from their local chapters.
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In the '70s, you would refuse Novocain at the dentist on the grounds that it was un-American because they didn't have it during the Civil War.
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Critics have called for it to be abandoned, on the grounds that northern England could use the sum to upgrade its creaking and overcrowded local rail network.
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Mr. Hong has angered many people with his views on social issues — promising, for instance, to "crack down" on homosexuality, on the grounds that it spreads AIDS.
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In 2017, for instance, the Nigerian government forcibly evicted thousands of people in Lagos' Otodo Gbame fishing community on the grounds that they posed an environmental risk.
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Any attempt to change the reservation's legal status would likely be opposed by the Supreme Court on the grounds that Brazil's 1988 Constitution protects indigenous land rights.
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But Trump has said he will veto the Democrat-led House bill if it comes to his desk on the grounds that it would slow down innovation.
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Microsoft, Amazon, and Expedia also backed the Washington state attorney general's bid to shut down the president's "Muslim ban" on the grounds that it hurt them economically.
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The suit was dismissed in federal court on the grounds that the 1951 peace treaty between the United States and Japan had precluded private claims for compensation.
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The CAA has been challenged in the Supreme Court by a Muslim political party, lawyers and rights groups on the grounds that it violates the secular constitution.
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But Republicans remain opposed to the amendment on the grounds that it might compel the federal government to pay for abortions — a claim some legal experts dispute.
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Activists opposed LMU's selection on the grounds that, as a Catholic institution, we should not accommodate candidates whose positions are incongruent with those of the Catholic Church.
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As damaging as it would be, I believe that Mr. Trump will refuse to answer any questions on the grounds that it may tend to incriminate him.
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But though the Taliban had accepted the invitation, Kabul turned it down on the grounds that peace talks with the insurgent group must be led by Afghanistan.
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As a general matter, the president can withhold documents or testimony from Congress on the grounds that such information, if made public, would damage the national interest.
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Every Republican running for president in 2016 was united around the idea of cutting taxes for rich people on the grounds that it would stimulate the economy.
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Reed O'Connor, a judge in the Northern District of Texas, blocked the directive on the grounds that the administration had not followed proper procedures for notice and comment.
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Dow thought it had a good shot at setting aside a lower court's $1.06 billion award to the plaintiffs on the grounds that it violated class-action law.
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Yet he espoused Mrs Clinton's liberal policies on sexuality and reproduction precisely on the grounds that these should be matters of choice and not dictated by public policy.
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The 30-year-old tried to get the case thrown out on the grounds that his parents had not given him the legally required six months to leave.
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Some have touted the 25th Amendment option as the proper vehicle for removing Donald Trump from office on the grounds that he is generally unfit for the presidency.
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The LME plan outlined last October involves suspending cobalt brands trading at a significant discount to its contract on the grounds that they may be seen as tainted.
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At one point, Kavanaugh urged judges to defer to the FDA and other scientific agencies, largely on the grounds that courts could not compete with the agencies' expertise.
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The amendment was used to justify reenslavement of a predominantly African-American population on the grounds that a person had broken the law and thus could be enslaved.
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Amazon could appeal the decision on the grounds that the president possibly tilted the playing field in Microsoft's favor, but nothing of the sort has happened just yet.
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Its passage is uncertain, however, and the opposition New Patriotic Party will likely vote against it on the grounds that it imposes draconian limits on the central bank.
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Republicans have long opposed CSRs on the grounds that since Congress didn't specifically appropriate money for the payments as part of the regular budget process, they were illegal.
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Mr Johnson justified his decision to restate the case for Brexit on the grounds that he was trying to reach out to the 48% who voted to remain.
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Last year, he launched an effort to overturn the conviction on the grounds that his rights were violated in the original trial and that his lawyers were ineffective.
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The Constitutional Court rejected Hewitt's challenge on the grounds that "it lacks prospects of success", meaning that the former tennis great has exhausted all legal avenues of appeal.
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Iraqi leaders, who had previously agreed to negotiations on the status of the territory, now reject them on the grounds that the referendum was unilateral, unconstitutional and divisive.
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The discussion will follow the EU Commission's unprecedented decision this week to reject the Italian budget on the grounds that it vastly deviated from previously agreed fiscal targets.
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The constitutional court is due to rule soon on a challenge to the abortion law, on the grounds that it is an unwarranted infringement of women's personal liberty.
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Lankford has been in talks with Flake and others about opposing the tax plan on the grounds that it would balloon the national deficit, Time magazine has reported.
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A Department of Justice draft regulation, seen by Reuters, dramatically expands the category of people who could be subject to deportation on the grounds that they use benefits.
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A record number of voters turned out for the highly contested election, which saw six pro-democracy candidates disqualified from running on the grounds that they supported independence.
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Zero-rating opponents have criticized the practice on the grounds that they give preferential treatment to some apps while potentially boxing out smaller startups from gaining market share.
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They were able to stay briefly in the country without an official visa on the grounds that there is a public benefit to their visit, the officials said.
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Socialist Party officials have for months questioned Ortega's actions and have begun judicial proceedings to remove her from office on the grounds that she has overstepped her authority.
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Shareholders who spoke about voting against Sanger supported Duke on the grounds that her relatively short tenure on the board gave her less responsibility for Wells Fargo's scandals.
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Though the proposal was subsequently withdrawn, Iain Duncan Smith, the work and pensions secretary, resigned on the grounds that it epitomised the government's regressive approach to deficit reduction.
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Twenty years later, Mugabe authorized the violent invasion of many white-owned farms and justified it on the grounds that it was redressing imbalances from the colonial era.
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After a series of legal maneuvers, in the current case, Walgreens moved for summary judgment on the grounds that it had no legal obligation to contact the doctor.
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A French woman was denied a certificate she needed before she can settle permanently in Quebec on the grounds that she had not demonstrated sufficient proficiency in French.
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Republicans offered an array of defenses, repeatedly challenging the two witnesses on the grounds that they had no direct knowledge of what the president's orders or ideas were.
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Nassar filed a motion Tuesday asking to be resentenced on the grounds that Judge Rosemarie Aquilina of the Ingham County Circuit Court was biased during the sentencing hearing.
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But exchanges and many market participants have opposed the disclosure of more detailed information on the grounds that it would create an unnecessary reporting burden for market users.
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One other possibility is that the US government will seek civil forfeiture of Epstein's properties or other assets on the grounds that they were used for criminal purposes.
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The second is to outlaw the most common method of second-trimester abortion, a form of dilation and evacuation, on the grounds that it is brutal and cruel.
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" Immigration attorney Naimeh Salem said US Embassy officials in Guatemala denied the temporary visa on the grounds that Aguilar "didn't have enough ties to his home country, Guatemala.
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But Mexico has refused on the grounds that it lacks the resources to process all Central American asylum seekers, and that large swaths of Mexico are themselves unsafe.
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Last month, a federal judge gave a green light to a lawsuit trying to block the question, on the grounds that it was intended to discriminate against immigrants.
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Crystallex in November sued Citgo on the grounds that its 2016 debt swap, which used Citgo shares as collateral, could prevent it from collecting on its arbitration awards.
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The tech giant is opposing the order on the grounds that it would set a "dangerous precedent" that would undermine the privacy and security of its flagship product.
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The Justice Department, the American Civil Liberties Union, the N.A.A.C.P. and the Advancement Project, among others, sued on the grounds that the law illegally discriminates against minority voters.
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All of these actions can be justified on the grounds that they help you attract and retain the best talent, which in turn makes your company more valuable.
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Last month the board banned "Rafiki", a film about two women falling in love, on the grounds that it promoted lesbianism - in violation of another colonial-era law.
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But he now is in league with many other Republicans in supporting Trump on the grounds that not doing so would put Hillary Clinton in the White House.
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If the past is any guide, the German government will strongly resist such recommendations on the grounds that this would run the risk of stoking up German inflation.
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Second, criticize NATO and cast doubt on America's willingness to defend its allies on the grounds that they haven't paid their bills (when that's not how NATO works).
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Those who have dismissed the idea have done so on the grounds that it would be difficult, if not impossible, to get through Congress — and also potentially divisive.
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In the end, the main opposition Labor party backed the legislation on the grounds that the economy needed immediate stimulus even though later tax cuts favored wealthy Australians.
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As president, he vetoed civil rights legislation on the grounds that it would provide for quotas, but ultimately he signed an updated version of the bill into law.
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Jay-Z: The rapper won a New York court battle to halt arbitration over his clothing brand, on the grounds that there were not enough African-American arbitrators.
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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and other groups sued on the grounds that the law constituted a poll tax that most could not afford to pay.
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Mr. Baupin, who resigned as vice president of France's National Assembly, denied the accusations and the case was dropped on the grounds that too much time had elapsed.
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But by his own telling, Magyar Telekom executives had discouraged such a direct attempt, on the grounds that he would be perceived as too close to the government.
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The American Civil Liberties Union sued Mr. Kemp over the law on the grounds that people were essentially being denied the right to vote because of poor penmanship.
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In 2015, an Egyptian kangaroo court imprisoned, but later released, three journalists from Al Jazeera's English network on the grounds that the network's reporting supported the Muslim Brotherhood.
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And if he loses, his lawyers say, he is likely to contest the results in court on the grounds that he was denied an equal opportunity to compete.
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Last year a federal judge ruled against them on the grounds that the signed agreements specifically said the parties had not reached an agreement on guilt or innocence.
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"Were we to ignore certain words on the grounds that they are offensive, we would be negligent in our duty as lexicographers," Ms. Brewster said in her email.
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One U.S. official said that if Gantz raised reservations on the grounds that he was close to forming a government, the U.S. would probably have delayed the move.
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The company is opposing a federal magistrate's order that it assist on the grounds that complying will undermine the privacy and security of everyday users of its devices.
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A merger between the two exchange giants was blocked by EU antitrust commissioners last week on the grounds that it would created a monopoly in fixed income markets.
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The government prohibited the opposition march planned for Wednesday afternoon on the grounds that those behind it were involved in "grave disturbances to public order" in past protests.
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Why haven't they and other responsible conservatives condemned these lies on the grounds that no one is safe in a world in which facts no longer have merit?
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The government took the controversial decision to invalidate six candidates' nominations on the grounds that they could be advocating for Hong Kong independence, an idea anathema to Beijing.
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Some conservative Republicans may oppose the spending bill on the grounds that the time period is too short and forces more crucial decision-making right before the holidays.
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President Trump, who declared that trade wars are easy to win, has also welcomed an arms race on the grounds that the United States would beat all comers.
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The complaint was bottled up by Joseph Maguire, the acting director of national intelligence, on the grounds that it didn't meet the statutory requirement for reporting to Congress.
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Others defended their acceptance of the ads on the grounds that they should not be in the business of rejecting advertisements based on the profession of the advertiser.
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They were also using a separate building on the grounds that had been undergoing a transformation into a free medical clinic to help poor residents of the neighborhood.
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The 29-year-old had contested the charge on the grounds that he had not acted intentionally and that the positive test resulted from taking a contaminated supplement.
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A New York faction, led by Anthony and Stanton, opposed the amendment on the grounds that it would enfranchise black men but leave out women of all races.
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It said his use of the flights was illegitimate but still dropped the case on the grounds that they had not caused an extra cost for the taxpayer.
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Whitaker could potentially be advised to recuse himself by DOJ ethics officials, on the grounds that he was appointed by Trump, who is a subject of the investigation.
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The legal action came after the university canceled Ms. Coulter's appearance, scheduled for this week, on the grounds that specific threats by anarchist groups threatened security on campus.
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The court upheld the authority of states to enforce compulsory vaccination on the grounds that, when danger loomed, an individual's freedom could be subordinated to the common good.
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New York, on the grounds that if the defendant could give testimony, the government had the concomitant right to undermine it by whatever information was in its hands.
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Using bots to buy tickets is still illegal in New York, outlawed in 2010 on the grounds that they give an unfair advantage to brokers over regular fans.
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There's no doubt that he's an immigration hawk, but it's hard to defend his position, or the Trump administration's, on the grounds that he's offering in this interview.
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The panel did not mention a separate petition seeking to ban Thai Raksa Chart on the grounds that it violated election laws against using the monarchy in campaigning.
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She's objected to past iterations of the proposal on the grounds that it doesn't cover enough people and includes harsh Medicaid cuts that would harm her most vulnerable constituents.
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In 2005, the Department of Justice sued the NAR, on the grounds that the policy suppressed competition from new business models that would provide consumers with a better deal.
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From then on, Chaudry had been trying to help Syed and his family get him a retrial on the grounds that Gutierrez had been pretty bad at her job.
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The issue is sensitive for Rouhani because he justified a deal with world powers to curb Tehran's nuclear program partly on the grounds that it would aid the economy.
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They ran against the orthodoxies of both parties on the grounds that endless war and globalization were destroying the future of the American worker, were destroying the American dream.
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Two weeks ago, US District Court Judge Derrick Watson blocked the executive order on the grounds that it likely violates the Establishment Clause of the Constitution by disfavoring Muslims.
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Today's protesters have no such hopes, they are fighting to force the government to act, on the grounds that if they don't, the future is destined to be bleak.
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In a separate case, a federal court last month ordered North Carolina lawmakers to redraw 28 state House and Senate districts on the grounds that they were racially gerrymandered.
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The government tried to defend imposing liability on the station on the grounds that discouraging the station from broadcasting could help to "dry up the market" for stolen information.
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The government is still pursuing his deportation, but now only on the grounds that he had come from the UK at the age of 7 and overstayed a visa.
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Washington had attempted to detain the Grace 1 on the grounds that it had links to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which it has designated a terrorist organisation.
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Browder, 54, was once one of the biggest investors in Russia, but was banned from entry in 2005 on the grounds that he was a threat to national security.
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The trial judge granted summary judgment to Vicinay in 2014 on the grounds that admiralty law governed the case and the claims were barred by the economic loss doctrine.
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Paris-based Proxinvest, a shareholder advisory firm, had recommended voting against last year's package on the grounds that Ghosn's additional Nissan salary was poorly disclosed and bonuses too high.
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Hunter even wants the trial moved out of San Diego, on the grounds that the trial should be held in an area where more voters voted for Donald Trump.
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Robert Lowe supported mass education on the grounds that "we must now prevail on our future masters to learn their letters" (usually remembered as "we must educate our masters").
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The city's administrative court ended up scrapping the cap in the centre of town late last year on the grounds that it should apply to the suburbs as well.
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Canada and Mexico have made clear from the start they would reject the demand for 50 percent U.S. content in autos on the grounds that it would not work.
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Sir Michael Fallon, the defence secretary, has resigned on the grounds that his past personal conduct has "fallen below the high standards that we require of the armed forces".
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The Labor Party briefly opposed the "Pacific solution", as the system of offshore detention is known, but has now embraced it, on the grounds that it deters human-trafficking.
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He's especially adamant that I refrain from any interaction with the C.E.O. — on the grounds that the C.E.O. is too tough on employees, and I need to be protected.
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And he has also raised an objection to Venezuela's role as one of five guarantors of the talks, on the grounds that it is a "protector of armed groups".
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Again, the ban was challenged and blocked, partly on the grounds that Trump repeatedly said on the campaign trail that he intended to block Muslims from entering the country.
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Specifically, the National School Superintendents' Association, AASA, objected on the grounds that it was going to be costly, especially since the auto-injectors would have to be replaced constantly.
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On Wednesday, the report was criticized on the grounds that it may have unfairly linked correlation to causation, drawing more dramatic conclusions than can be supported by the evidence.
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Spotify has escalated those worries into a full-blown antitrust complaint against Apple in Europe, on the grounds that the fee hurts its ability to compete with Apple Music.
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Then, last month, TechCrunch reported that the company's own staff tried to push out its controversial CEO Rus Yusupov on the grounds that he's been running the company poorly.
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While local judges often accept farmers' bankruptcy filings in Mato Grosso, state appeals courts have thrown out several cases on the grounds that farmers were not registered as firms.
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Last summer the U.S. Department of Justice filed a brief opposing an Idaho anti-encampment ordinance on the grounds that the anti-homeless law was cruel and unusual punishment.
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MacNaughton said he did not think a border tax would be imposed, on the grounds that such a measure would cut U.S. jobs and hike the prices for products.
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This post originally appeared on VICE UK. In the modern British workplace, you can't be fired or discriminated against in any way on the grounds that you're HIV positive.
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After all, Sessions stepped aside on the grounds that not to do so would cause a conflict of interest since he was a key member of Trump's campaign team.
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The statement said the committee was "considering inviting him to give evidence" on the grounds that he "may well be in a position to assist it with its inquiries".
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Beltrami also requested the adjournment on the grounds that the leadership dispute between two rival chairmen of the LIA — Hassan Bouhadi and AbdulMagid Breish — had yet to be resolved.
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Federal Election Commission to eliminate nearly all restrictions on independent campaign spending by corporations, on the grounds that such restrictions violate the "free speech" guarantee of the First Amendment.
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Prosecutors in Hamburg earlier this year rejected a similar complaint by Jun on the grounds that the regional court lacked jurisdiction because Facebook's European operations are based in Ireland.
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It was prevented from excluding grandparents and cousins of US citizens from entering, on the grounds that they weren't "close family relationships," by a Hawaii judge's ruling in June.
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Since then, the commission has rejected applications to run from half a dozen candidates, including some who signed, on the grounds that advocating independence was incompatible with that pledge.
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The justices, who began hearing the case last year, threw out the petition on the grounds that gay sex clashed with broader, traditional moral values encapsulated in Kenya's constitution.
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Other African nations, such as Kenya, are strongly opposed to any reopening of the ivory trade on the grounds that it will stimulate demand and threaten its own elephants.
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Hollander will weigh the Whitaker claim along with the government's motion to dismiss the case on the grounds that Maryland does not have legal standing to bring the case.
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The Daily Mail reports that co-host Melissa Rivers took a moment during a panel on Friday to dismiss the #AskHerMore campaign on the grounds that it's too serious.
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Some of our colleagues defend this orientation on the grounds that non-European philosophy belongs only in "area studies" departments, like Asian Studies, African Studies or Latin American Studies.
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Attorneys are currently fighting to appeal Carter's conviction to the United States Supreme Court on the grounds that the conviction violated her First Amendment right to freedom of speech.
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Washington had attempted to detain the Grace 1 on the grounds that it had links to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which it has designated a terrorist organization.
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The large group of moderate MPs would continue to resist the possibility of leaving without a deal on the grounds that it would do grave damage to the economy.
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"I used to defend WikiLeaks on the grounds that they were not indiscriminate dumpers of information," Glenn Greenwald, the former Guardian journalist who handled the Snowden leak, told Slate.
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In his ruling, Supreme Court justice John Champion revoked the suppression order on the grounds that it was only intended to run until the end of the man's trial.
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"The president sacked Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe on the grounds that he breached collective responsibility of the cabinet by criticising the Hambantota port lease agreement," cabinet spokesman Gayantha Karunatileka told reporters.
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Washington has attempted to detain the Grace 1 on the grounds that it had links to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which it has designated a terrorist organization.
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While the exam supports Daniels's version of events, polygraph results are generally not admissible in court on the grounds that they are not "generally accepted" as scientifically reliable evidence.
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Europe's high court struck down the agreement last year on the grounds that the U.S. could be seen to adequately protect users' privacy because of its "indiscriminate" surveillance practices.
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Coinbase was among numerous exchanges to opt out of trading Bitcoin Cash after it came into existence on August 1 on the grounds that it wasn't proven or safe.
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Threatened with censure and impeachment on the grounds that he was misleading Congress about the actions of his predecessors, the commissioner refused to be pushed out of the job.
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A few of the lawyers are challenging the transfers in court on the grounds that they violate inmates' due process rights, as well as state law and city rules.
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The case was dismissed in 2009 on the grounds that Trump is a sufficiently public figure that a libel accusation would have to meet the stringent "actual malice" standard.
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The Supreme Court repeatedly has said that the First Amendment means public institutions cannot punish speech, or exclude speakers, on the grounds that it is hateful or deeply offensive.
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You could object to this characterization on the grounds that Trump has, in a way, established himself as a party figure — he's gained endorsements and, of course, primary votes.
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Swift has long refused to discuss politics in public on the grounds that she has a big platform and she doesn't want to use it to sway anyone's vote.
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But others said they opposed the president on the grounds that it was the duty of Congress to appropriate taxpayer dollars and that Mr. Trump had exceeded his authority.
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Ioana Marinescu and Herbert Hovenkamp of the University of Pennsylvania argue that courts already have the power to challenge mergers on the grounds that they reduce labor market competition.
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Republicans could have instead made speeches furiously denouncing Obama and then voted for his tax plan on the grounds that on the merits, they agreed with the tax cut.
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The judge rejected a request that he dismiss the case or cap the length of the sentence on the grounds that the president's comments had precluded a fair hearing.
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Mr. Trump this week rescinded Mr. Obama's program protecting immigrants who were brought to the country illegally as minors on the grounds that it went beyond a president's authority.
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A hearing in the case, filed on the grounds that ending the federal program would put evacuees "at risk of homelessness and other irreparable injury," is scheduled on Monday.
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He made me promise not to name any members I met there, a condition I accepted on the grounds that many of the famous ones have already been outed.
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The order strikes down directives from Cuccinelli that sped up asylum-seekers' initial screenings limited extensions of those hearings, on the grounds that Cuccinelli lacked authority to issue them.
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First, there is the effort by the environmental left to induce or force divestment in fossil fuel companies, in substantial part on the grounds that international climate policies — i.e.
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However, others felt that the criticism was fair, on the grounds that workplaces often have rules for clothing, and that the media has also focused on male politicians' wardrobes.
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When he breaks with his Republican colleagues, he often does so on the grounds that those colleagues want to implement policy decisions that should be left to elected officials.
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Many observers are betting on stability purely on the grounds that instability will not be tolerated in close proximity to the twice-a-decade Communist Party Congress this fall.
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But in 1981, when Israeli jets destroyed an atomic reactor in Iraq on the grounds that it represented a threat, Israel was condemned in a unanimous Security Council resolution.
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" -- Tucker Carlson said Romney "shall go unnamed" on his show, "on the grounds that silly moral preening should not be rewarded with the publicity it is designed to garner.
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And Bernie Madoff, architect of the largest Ponzi scheme in history, has asked for early prison release on the grounds that he's been diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease.
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They also hope that Judge Ronnie Abrams, an appointee of President Barack Obama, will dismiss the case purely on the grounds that the plaintiffs have no standing to sue.
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But last year, the Maryland Court of Appeals reversed the decision and denied a new trial on the grounds that McClain's testimony would be unlikely to sway a jury.
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DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain's justice ministry filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking to dissolve a main opposition group on the grounds that it undermined security, state news agency BNA reported.
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They have long defended Mr. Yiannopoulos's attention-seeking stunts and racially charged antics on the grounds that the left had tried to hypocritically censor his right to free speech.
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At a pivotal time in American history, the government was preventing the press from getting the news out, on the grounds that it would do injury to national security.
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In the unsigned opinion with no dissents, the justices threw out the lower court decision on the grounds that the dispute became moot once the teenager had the abortion.
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The Commission began that case in June on the grounds that Hungary and Poland had taken no refugees, and that the Czech Republic had stopped participating in the program.
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Black women's suffrage clubs that sought formal affiliation with the national white suffrage movement were discouraged from doing so on the grounds that admitting them might anger white Southerners.
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At least twice in "Stormborn," while plotting strategy on Dragonstone, Daenerys justifies her approach on the grounds that she does not wish to be "Queen of the Ashes" — i.e.
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Prior to its passage, the Trump administration had asked Republican senators to block the unanimous consent request several times on the grounds that it could undercut negotiations with Turkey.
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In 1974 the Ghanaian government submitted restitution claims against several UK museums, which were rejected by the British government on the grounds that national museums are unable to deaccession.
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This week's initial decision to reverse the ban was made on the grounds that the US Fish and Wildlife Service was satisfied with the state of conservation in Zimbabwe.
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He was one of the most vocal anti-abortion senators of his time, and opposed a Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on the grounds that it was too expensive.
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Tax agencies often challenge transfer pricing arrangements on the grounds that they are set up to minimize income in high-tax countries and maximize it in low-tax countries.
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The party's Supreme Council decided on Friday to suspend Mr. Muhyiddin effective immediately on the grounds that he had not performed his duty to help Mr. Najib bolster the party.
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Israel has instituted a blockade of the flow of commercial goods into Gaza, on the grounds that Hamas could use those goods to make weapons to be used against Israel.
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For a very short period of time, my father joined the GOP on the grounds that as a small business owner he wanted lower taxes, but he soon switched back.
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That same month the same alignment rejected a challenge of Republican-drawn Texas redistricting maps for the state Legislature and Congress made on the grounds that they discriminated against Hispanics.
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The WTO granted the tariffs — $116.8 million to the U.S. and around $7.6 million to Canada — on the grounds that the EU's ban lacked sufficient scientific backing, among other reasons.
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Tusk took the opportunity to scoff at arguments in Britain for Brexit on the grounds that London could cut itself better trade deals without the EU's economic weight behind it.
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Trump filed a lawsuit in New York last month to block the subpoena "on the grounds that as president, he has absolute immunity from criminal indictment or investigation," per Politico.
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Officials there requested that the information not be published, on the grounds that revealing his name or personal details would increase the threat to Poteyev's life, and BuzzFeed News agreed.
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He'd been sent to Belarus, he said, by Clinton's deputy secretary of state, Strobe Talbott, on the grounds that he'd learned in Cuba how to navigate a hostile communist bureaucracy.
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Dutch net neutrality became law in 2012 and forbids zero-rating services on the grounds that they may harm competition, especially for data-heavy services like streaming audio and video.
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Democrats objected, in part, on the grounds that it would lead to widespread racial profiling: 40% of Texans are Hispanic, and most of them were born in the United States.
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But even without showing its trial was unfair, the professors said J&J's case was strong for having the $1 billion award reduced on the grounds that it is excessive.
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Instead, the consular officer denied his application on the grounds that he could become a drain on U.S. taxpayers by requiring government financial assistance, according to documents reviewed by Reuters.
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The defense had initially pursued a dismissal of the case on the grounds that Herring was incompetent, but they dropped that pursuit in February, according to the Burlington Free Press.
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In August, Friedrich denied Concord's effort to get the case dismissed on the grounds that Mueller was unlawfully appointed in 2017 as special counsel by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
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The United States has issued a warrant to seize the tanker on the grounds that it had links to Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, which it designates as a terrorist organization.
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PIRC said it also opposed the pay packages of executive directors Iain Mackay and Marc Moses, also on the grounds that incentive payments exceeded 200 percent of their fixed salaries.
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A federal judge has refused to reconsider his ruling denying class certification to consumers suing Tropicana Products Inc on the grounds that its "100 pure and natural" marketing is fraudulent.
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She froze and in many cases confiscated the KMT's assets, on the grounds that it had acquired them unfairly as the governing party during nearly 40 years of authoritarian rule.
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About 2.8m people who had given up the habit of voting on the grounds that the establishment rigs the system turned up to vote (almost all of them for Leave).
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On Monday, JPMorgan held its "overweight" recommendation on U.K. equities, on the grounds that these shares offered high dividend yields and the Bank of England could cut interest rates further.
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Kamenar said he would be filing a motion with the court on Thursday seeking to have Mueller's subpoena quashed on the grounds that Mueller's appointment is legally unsound and illegitimate.
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The US called for Maduro to step down in February, when National Assembly President Juan Guaido declared himself interim president on the grounds that a 2018 election had been rigged.
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But they were not alone: Theresa May, the daughter of a vicar and a regular churchgoer, initially embraced transgender rights on the grounds that it was the new gay marriage.
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Where would we be if we had banned mechanized agriculture on the grounds that most Americans worked in farming when tractors and harvesters were introduced in the early 20th century?
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George Will objects to various paid parental leave proposals on the grounds that they will cost money and he doesn't think other people should have to pay for your children.
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"There's obvious avenues that people would pursue and they would try to get an injunction or try to fight it on the grounds that it's unconstitutional," said Wells Fargo's Tameron.
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It's about an anti-immigration politician whose video post on the subject gets removed for violating Facebook content policies, but later gets reinstated on the grounds that it was newsworthy.
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Last month, Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh called for the country to completely seal its border with Pakistan on the grounds that terrorists were using it to infiltrate the country.
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In fact, it could reasonably be characterized as an attempt to justify Facebook's own largesse on the grounds that only it has the scale to fix the problems it created.
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Now it is between "hard Eurosceptics and soft Eurosceptics", the latter arguing to stay on the grounds that they have detached Britain sufficiently from the EU to minimise the damage.
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But his application for admission to the Florida Bar was rejected, on the grounds that the New England School of Law was not accredited when he'd graduated there in 1964.
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Daimler's profit warning comes as U.S. President Donald Trump is proposing to impose tariffs on imported vehicles on the grounds that trade imbalances on many products threaten U.S. national security.
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In 2006, Lithuania refused to extradite former YUKOS employee Igor Babenko to Russia on the grounds that he had been granted political asylum during the extradition process, Lithuanian media reported.
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Democratic voters in Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit against their state Thursday, challenging the existing Congressional district map on the grounds that current boundaries give Republicans an unfair advantage in elections.
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Then, in the fall of 2015, Kesha and her attorney Mark Geragos sought an injunction on the grounds that Kesha was unable to work while the court case dragged on.
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Russia objected on the grounds that weapons seized for breaching the U.N. arms embargo on Somalia could not be recycled for use in another country under embargo, two diplomats said.
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The previous such framework, Safe Harbour, was struck down by the EU's top court in October on the grounds that it allowed U.S. agents too much access to Europeans' data.
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The Liberal government is looking to reform the way major projects such as pipelines are assessed and approved on the grounds that Canadians have lost faith in the current system.
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Manafort and his legal team have thus far unsuccessfully argued for the charges to be dismissed on the grounds that Mueller lacked the authority to bring the charges against him.
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Dre (real name Andre Young) has tried to block the application on the grounds that it could cause confusion between the two brands and falsely suggest a connection between them.
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But Quebec authorities, alluding to the chapter of her biology doctorate written in English, initially rejected her application on the grounds that she had not demonstrated sufficient proficiency in French.
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Missouri justifies its speech-stifling restrictions on the grounds that terms such as "plant-based meat" are misleading to consumers who want to purchase the meat of a slaughtered animal.
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Labour howled back on the grounds that they don't much rate their leader, but dislike being told how flawed he is by an opponent who has just had to resign.
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Mr Blair championed the war in Iraq on the grounds that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction, and that toppling a dictator might bring democracy to the Middle East.
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The Department of Justice and the FBI have fiercely opposed the release of the memo on the grounds that it is misleading and could expose sensitive intelligence sources and methods.
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The California Rifle & Pistol Association (CRPA), which is associated with the National Rifle Association, and five California residents sued on the grounds that the referendum limited their Second Amendment rights.
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There, legislators led by State Senator Robert Schaaf, a family physician, have obstructed the legislature's attempts to establish a monitoring program on the grounds that it might risk patient privacy.
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Malaysian immigration authorities detained Sochua after Cambodia sought her arrest on the grounds that she and other self-exiled opposition leaders were plotting a coup in trying to return home.
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That sets the stage for Hazel, an Obama appointee, to issue another ruling against the citizenship question on the grounds that it violates equal protection claims enshrined in the Constitution.
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The European Commission has started to explore the possibility of harmonising this divergence in local regimes on the grounds that it creates competitive distortions and complicates the bail-in tool.
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They could do so on the grounds that a new general election would give the UK public the chance to reconsider whether or not they really wanted to leave Europe.
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If that is indeed the case, the Senate should block her confirmation on the grounds that she lacks the intellectual rigor to properly fulfill her role as a Fed governor.
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An abstention push from Maduro's political opponents, on the grounds that voting conditions in the oil-dependent country are unfair, has left the outcome of the ballot in little doubt.
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In May, the United States Army Corps of Engineers denied a permit for a coal terminal planned 90 miles north of Seattle on the grounds that it would endanger wildlife.
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According to official government guidelines, you have to have lived in the UK for three years before applying for citizenship, on the grounds that your spouse is a British citizen.
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Later ones have been victims of arbitrary decisions by proprietary internet platforms — as when YouTube deleted Petra Cortright's video "VVEBCAM" on the grounds that it violated the site's community guidelines.
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Trump's executive order could allow the government to argue separation was necessary on the grounds that detention facilities were too crowded, for instance, said Greg Siskind, a Memphis immigration lawyer.
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She successfully challenged her 203 disqualification on the grounds that she also has androgen insensitivity syndrome, a condition in which her body cannot respond to testosterone, either natural or synthetic.
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Apple has resisted the order on the grounds that it violates the company's right to due process and that forcing it to write the software tramples on First Amendment rights.
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The group also sought to argue that Facebook's claim that its service is 'free and always will be' is misleading, on the grounds that consumers are 'paying' with their data.
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In 2016, some activists boycotted pride events on the grounds that they had lost their focus on the larger gay community to become a music festival catering largely younger people.
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This is justified on the grounds that it will ensure that all apps work across all versions of Android, rather than having apps that only work with some Android forks.
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Mr. Johnson objected to the bill on the grounds that it did not do enough to help so-called pass-through businesses, which pass their income on to their owners.
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Then the White House made matters much worse by defending the decision on the grounds that Jews weren't the only ones who suffered, which critics called tantamount to Holocaust denial.
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The business is legally registered as a games center, but critics object to it on the grounds that it is essentially a brothel, a business that's illegal under French law.
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The U.S. Justice Department paid more than $20 million in damages to families of people killed by Bulger on the grounds that he was operating under government supervision while killing.
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Mr. Trump has declined to release his returns on the grounds that the I.R.S. was auditing him — even though no law prevents a taxpayer from releasing returns while under audit.
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Critics of the policy predicted that it would soon be challenged in court, on the grounds that it might violate Congress's intention to allow asylum seekers into the United States.
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Gas companies know this and have designed their pumps to look like ATMs on the grounds that people like getting money from ATMs more than they like paying for gas.
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Others favored resuming purchases of sovereign bonds on the grounds that it would lower borrowing costs for governments, indirectly creating fiscal space for them to react to the economic downturn.
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And yet despite this trove of evidence, a review of antitrust cases found that no court has ever stopped a merger on the grounds that eliminating an employer hurts workers.
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In the end, he said, his title was unceremoniously returned to him after 36 hours of "hell," on the grounds that cannabis was not on the list of banned substances.
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Wenatchee (CNN)Last month, an American mother named Bethany Vierra lost custody of her young daughter Zaina, on the grounds that she was too Western to raise the child well.
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" This echoes Alison's earlier rejoinder to his reluctance to sell the Lobster Roll on the grounds that he doesn't want to become part of the establishment: "You are the establishment.
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BERLIN — Countries across Europe, including Germany and Lithuania, have begun opening their doors to gay Chechen refugees on the grounds that they have been persecuted because of their sexual orientation.
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Democrats accused Mr. Sessions of trying to have it both ways: observing that only Mr. Trump can assert executive privilege but sidestepping questions on the grounds that he might, eventually.
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He argues strongly that dating apps are just as exploitative as the now-reviled Pickup Artists of the '00s, on the grounds that both seek to reduce seduction to algorithms.
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Tillerson reportedly refused Trump's request on the grounds that it would interfere in an ongoing investigation against Zarrab "on charges of evading U.S. sanctions against Iran's nuclear program," Bloomberg reports.
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State (2006), the state Supreme Court struck down a particular restrictive voter ID law on the grounds that it jeopardized the "fundamental right to vote" protected by the state constitution.
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Dar was removed from office by the Supreme Court in 2017 during the tenure of the previous government, on the grounds that he had assets exceeding his legally declared income.
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In the past, attempted mergers in the industry have been rejected on the grounds that more competitors are better for consumers because they result in lower prices and superior services.
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Since 2012 most of these leaders have opposed Coastal GasLink and other pipelines through their territory, on the grounds that these projects will disturb vital ecosystems and culturally significant sites.
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The Russian extradition request was initially approved but it was overturned by France's highest administrative court in December 2016 on the grounds that it had been made for political reasons.
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They also rejected a series of broader tax cuts on the grounds that they were too expensive and voted instead to create a smaller tax incentive for low-income families.
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Last March, an appeals court in a 3-2 decision rejected Trump's bid to dismiss Zervos' suit on the grounds that he is immune from such claims while in office.
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The older information leaves families enough wiggle room to appeal on the grounds that the college didn't base its financial aid award on the most up-to-date financial circumstances.
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Trump last week threatened to impose a 20 percent tariff on all imports of EU-assembled cars on the grounds that trade imbalances on many products threaten U.S. national security.
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The podcast led to new court proceedings, and a 2018 decision by a Maryland court to vacate the conviction on the grounds that Mr. Syed had received ineffective legal counsel.
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David Bray, the FCC's chief information officer, has declined to do so on the grounds that providing the logs from after the attack would reveal private information like IP addresses.
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They are also challenging the repeal on the grounds that the Trump administration failed to adequately justify its rationale for repealing DACA, which it's required to do under federal law.
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In 2013, for example, a group of California parents sued their school district for teaching yoga in several primary schools, on the grounds that teaching religion in schools was unconstitutional.
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Uber, in turn, says that it doesn't want to hand over what it calls "sensitive personal passenger data" on the grounds that it would violate the privacy of its users.
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Turning Points In June, Saudi Arabia — along with two other Persian Gulf states and Egypt — picked a fight with Qatar, on the grounds that the country is funding Islamic terrorism.
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Simpson — who was convicted of stealing sports memorabilia from a Las Vegas hotel room — recently asked for a new trial on the grounds that he allegedly got terrible legal advice.
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