In May, a federal appeals court refused to intervene in the lawsuit, writing: "We do not take seriously" White House arguments that the office of the president and his aides is hindered by the ruling.

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While we do not own the factories that produce our garments, we take our responsibilities seriously and strive to do business with only those factories that will meet our standards.

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We are not taking the threat seriously if we do not answer basic questions about it and if we do not take the time to speak clearly and precisely when articulating it.

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"We do not know the full details of this case, but we take such claims seriously, " she added.

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"It's not an option in my view, we've taken a look at it clearly and we do take every suggestion seriously but it does seem like it's not feasible, " said Mr Toth.

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But we do take that very seriously and if there's any reason why we feel that it would not be an environment where we would want to put, you know, our musicians in there, then we make those kinds of decisions.

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