Daly retired in 1999, after violating university policy by refusing to allow male students in her advanced women's studies classes.

The Sierra Club suit says the administration violated the Federal Advisory Committee Act by refusing to tell the public how it developed that policy.

But Ms. David, they say, violated a recent court stipulation by refusing to allow their workers into her apartment.

Mrs. Parks's arrest on Dec. 1, 1955, for violating segregation laws by refusing to give up her seat was a watershed moment in the civil rights movement.

SHARE violated this agreement by refusing to identify the next site and failing to file for a permit in time to obtain one before the move date.

They violated their agency's own rules by refusing to hear the applicants' witnesses.

The suit asserts that the stores are violating fair-trade practices by refusing to sell the products.

Some retailers have been the object of complaints, that they violate the bottle law by refusing to redeem containers.

As an atheist, I'm not violating my probation by refusing to go to any more meetings.

The problems started last fall, when a group of parents accused the board of violating Little League bylaws by refusing to hold annual elections and regular membership meetings.