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“Unfortunately, it appears that the FTC has been violating the letter and spirit of this executive order,” Mr. Heather wrote to the FTC inspector general.

From Washington Times • Oct. 11, 2023

Judy Rabinowitz, an American Civil Liberties Union attorney, said the Supreme Court should rule that the administration has been violating the asylum laws.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2020

Department of Justice was investigating whether the state has been violating the federal rights of people with disabilities at Glenwood.

From Washington Times • Dec. 11, 2019

However, the Department of Justice has been investigating Huawei, the world’s third-largest cellphone manufacturer, since at least 2016 on the suspicion that it has been violating U.S. sanctions against Iran.

From Slate • Dec. 6, 2018

The embassy complained that Mexico has been violating the U.S.-Mexican Consular Convention by not allowing U.S. diplomats to interview American citizens immediately after their arrest, a practice that now presumably will stop.

From Time Magazine Archive