11.   Defense attorneys on Sunday went to court to contest the ruling, said Shadia Sidahmed, a journalist at the paper.

12.   Earlier this week lawyers for the government also contested the ruling.

13.   Eight weekly papers contest the ruling at the High Court.

14.   Shayler had contested a ruling by the Appeal Court in September that he had no right to cite public interest in his defense.

15.   Slaney and Farmer-Patrick have contested the rulings.

16.   Their parents did not contest the ruling.

17.   They contest the ruling by the International Amateur Athletic Federation and were deciding Monday whether to enter the national championships.

18.   He said the lawyers now believe that Manila is about to decide against contesting the ruling.

19.   The NLC has since contested the ruling in an appeal court.