31. The actions rankled many members of Congress, Republicans and Democrats, who complained the administration was overstepping its authority. 32. The appeals court said Sporkin had overstepped his authority and removed him from the case. 33. The appeals court said Sporkin overstepped his authority last February when he refused to approve an agreement between the Justice Department and Microsoft. 34. The brief argues that the Florida Supreme Court overstepped its authority last week when it ruled that the manual recounts could continue. 35. The appeal court said Sporkin had overstepped his authority. 36. The charge of treason was dropped, and Pasko was convicted of the lesser crime of overstepping his authority as a military journalist. 37. The central government has contended that Crimea overstepped the authority of its Constitution in the past six months. 38. The court said the FCC overstepped its authority under that law. 39. The Federal judiciary, including the U.S. Supreme Court, has overstepped its authority under the Constitution. 40. The Enersis board fired General Manager Jose Yuraszeck, saying he overstepped his authority in negotiating the original agreement. |