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But the law is the law, and no person is above the law, not even the president.
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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
Instead, that safeguard mainly has enabled party leaders like Harmon to collect sums well above the law’s ordinary caps on individual contributions from politically connected, big-money donors like unions and other special interests.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
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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
Instead, that safeguard mainly has enabled party leaders like Harmon to collect sums well above the law’s ordinary caps on individual contributions from politically connected, big-money donors like unions and other special interests.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
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“Above the law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/above%20the%20law. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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