11.   Defense attorneys to open appeal case in Lockerbie bombing trial.

12.   From there, it could go on to the London Privy Council, which hears final appeals cases from some former British colonies.

13.   Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock on Tuesday denied trying to pressure Australian judges to stay out of appeals cases involving rejected asylum applications.

14.   Japanese courts sometimes increase sentences in appeal cases.

15.   Observers and media say the government likely will win an appeal case in the Supreme Court, which is expected to take up the matter this fall.

16.   Several appeal cases on citizenship rights are pending in the courts.

17.   Rosenbaum said video teleconferencing is commonly used in appeals cases and is gaining acceptance in civil litigation.

18.   The appeal case brought by four Yemenis convicted of bombing the British Embassy began Wednesday, court officials said.

19.   The appeals case was to continue Wednesday.

20.   The ruling effectively ended hangings in many Caribbean countries, where appeals cases sometimes drag on for a decade.