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Chioma Chukwu, executive director of American Oversight, said in a statement that the ruling affirms that Trump administration officials are not above the law and the records of their official actions belong to the American people.
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 20 June 2025
But the law is the law, and no person is above the law, not even the president.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
The Supreme Court of Brazil says Bolsonaro is not above the law.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2025
That’s precisely what the antitrust exemption for the NCAA would do: place the NCAA above the law.
—Diana Moss, Boston Herald, 28 July 2025
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 20 June 2025
But the law is the law, and no person is above the law, not even the president.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
The Supreme Court of Brazil says Bolsonaro is not above the law.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2025
That’s precisely what the antitrust exemption for the NCAA would do: place the NCAA above the law.
—Diana Moss, Boston Herald, 28 July 2025
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“Above the law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/above%20the%20law. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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