51.   The American Civil Liberties Union has joined the suit on behalf of several nonprofit groups and a newspaper columnist whose Internet material was rendered inaccessible by the software.

52.   The California fund is joining suits to recover for the company some of the millions of dollars that were paid to two former executives who left under a cloud.

53.   The Cahaba River Society joined the suit, as did the Clinton administration.

54.   The judge allowed the First Church of Christ, Scientist, to join the suit as a defendant.

55.   The Justice Department has decided not to join the suit, a decision often made separate from the merits of the claim.

56.   The Justice Department has decided not to join the suit, a decision often separate from the merits of the claim.

57.   The national coaching associations for gymnastics and track and field have joined the suit.

58.   The Midland district joined the suit late last year, Gest said, along with Wallis-Orchard Independent School District, which is west of Houston.

59.   The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People later joined the suit.

60.   The Paiutes joined the suit, and the courts agreed that they deserved their own reservation.