11.   Courts have permitted this in some areas, but they have required the government to show that national security interests are served by doing so.

12.   Federal courts have routinely permitted use of nominal payments to leave open the option for future adjustments, they say.

13.   For the moment, the big question is whether the court will permit the people to make that judgment.

14.   Galvin wanted the court to permit state officials to rule on the validity of such signature sheets on a case-by-case basis.

15.   Higher courts have permitted zoning laws against adult establishments if a city shows they affect crime, commerce or safety.

16.   If the court permits the use of sampling, Republicans vow to revisit the issue.

17.   Mark Yudof, UT provost and an expert on legal issues in higher education, said he agrees the court will permit some system of affirmative action.

18.   Never before has a U.S. court permitted banishment as punishment.

19.   One question for the justices is whether, regardless of the legal merits of the case, the appeals court should have permitted the bank to pursue its suit.

20.   Other courts have permitted railroad employees to sue for emotional distress, but only in cases where workers were traumatized after narrowly escaping sudden, violent accidents.