Sentences with phrase «as compelling government interests»

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In other words, when the Court looks to whether the government has a compelling interest (i.e. the «importance» the government places on a particular regulation), numerous exceptions to the law's applicability suggest the government doesn't view the «importance» such as to rise to the level of a compelling interest.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the Department of the Interior did not show the regulation was the «least restrictive means» to advance the compelling government interest in protecting the bald eagle because of its status as a national symbol.