in defiance of

It’s up to four Republican senators out of 53 to play hero, and as Liz Cheney learned, playing hero in defiance of Donald Trump can end your career.

But it's hard to imagine that even his loony crew will allow Homan to send the military into New York and Los Angeles to roust immigrants from their homes in defiance of state and local authorities.

The supervisors passed a measure to allow concealed weapons in local government buildings in defiance of state law.

However, neighbours told journalists that work on the building had been continuing in defiance of the suspension order.

For whatever reason there are tens of millions of Republicans and independents who still believe that Trump was justified in plotting to overturn the election in defiance of the law and the Constitution.