1.   So last year, the court threw out the conviction and made Lanier a free man.

2.   The court threw out the conviction and ordered a new trial.

3.   An appeals court threw out his conviction last year, ruling that a juror was improperly dismissed, and prosecutors must decide soon whether to retry the case.

4.   And a federal court has thrown out the three charges against former Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy that carried prison terms.

5.   Another day passed without the Brazilian government getting a court to throw out the injunctions that have held up the sale of Cia. Vale do Rio Doce.

6.   Arizona courts had thrown out marijuana possession charges against Isaac Evans, who was arrested in Phoenix and searched on the basis of an erroneous computer record.

7.   A Chicago-based federal appeals court threw out the suit.

8.   A federal trial court threw out the suit, saying ERISA includes provisions about unpaid pension contributions, and bans enforcement of any state laws on the same topic.

9.   A court threw out the challenge, and the candidate appears to be drawing support from voters who see him as a victim of official harassment.

10.   A federal district court threw out the case.