"We're going to make the case that the government should block the transaction."

Governments could also block any independent attempts to bring cases against them.

In 2002, the Chinese government blocked access to the entire mit.edu domain.

He charged that the government was blocking his freedom of speech.

The pope accepted, but the trip was blocked by the government.

In 2003 the government blocked access to the only Internet website run by the political opposition.

As of 2010, it had been blocked by the Uzbek government for several years.

For years, some foreign carriers and governments had blocked any change in the convention.

The government could block loopholes which are basically designed for the rich not to pay tax.

However, the government blocked the station's broadcast soon after protesters left the scene.