21.   A federal trial court threw out the lawsuit, and the appeals court agreed.

22.   A California trial court and the Federal Circuit appeals court rejected that argument.

23.   A California trial court threw out his wrongful-dismissal complaint, but he appealed, and a three-judge appellate panel reinstated it.

24.   A federal appeals court, however, said the underwriters had a valid ownership interest, and sent the case back to the trial court to divide the spoils.

25.   A federal trial court agreed.

26.   A federal trial court, and a New York-based federal appeals court, both sided with the nursing home.

27.   A Louisiana federal trial court threw out the case, and the New Orleans appeals court agreed.

28.   A magistrate denied the request, as did a trial court.

29.   A federal trial court agreed, striking down all parts of the law, except where it permitted prayers at graduation ceremonies.

30.   A federal trial court threw out the case.