Examples of above the law in a Sentence
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In a second case, Trump v. United States, the fourth criminal trial pending against the former president, the justices could embrace some degree of immunity for Presidents against criminal charges, threatening the notion that no one is above the law.
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Ray Brescia / Made By History, TIME, 20 May 2024
Of course, there’s another, very different meaning in such words: If a former president can be indicted for committing business fraud, if a former Baltimore State’s Attorney can be convicted of lying on financial forms, then people who enjoy positions of power are not above the law.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 2 May 2024
The Magna Carta is a 13th century English treaty which established that nobody was above the law.
—Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 10 May 2024
Trump’s position, Smith told the court, has no grounding in the Constitution, the nation’s history or Americans’ understanding that presidents are not above the law.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
That, too, seemed like a no-brainer at the time, and the court duly held that Clinton could not be treated as above the law.
—Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024
The days of Disney controlling its own government and being placed above the law are long gone.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 1 Feb. 2024
But no one, including the president, is above the law.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2024
Our nation is the beacon of freedom and opportunity, but also of personal responsibility where no one is above the law, including our president.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2024
Ray Brescia / Made By History, TIME, 20 May 2024
Of course, there’s another, very different meaning in such words: If a former president can be indicted for committing business fraud, if a former Baltimore State’s Attorney can be convicted of lying on financial forms, then people who enjoy positions of power are not above the law.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 2 May 2024
The Magna Carta is a 13th century English treaty which established that nobody was above the law.
—Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 10 May 2024
Trump’s position, Smith told the court, has no grounding in the Constitution, the nation’s history or Americans’ understanding that presidents are not above the law.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
That, too, seemed like a no-brainer at the time, and the court duly held that Clinton could not be treated as above the law.
—Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024
The days of Disney controlling its own government and being placed above the law are long gone.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 1 Feb. 2024
But no one, including the president, is above the law.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2024
Our nation is the beacon of freedom and opportunity, but also of personal responsibility where no one is above the law, including our president.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2024
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