51.   The current case, however, focuses on whether the state has failed to insure that students in poor districts receive the minimally adequate education required by the constitution.

52.   The environmental organization said the state has failed to adequately monitor pollution near schools.

53.   The judge also said the state had failed to use its authority to collect taxes from Internet retailers.

54.   The government is eager to get federal regulation over the cigarette industry, a concession that the states failed to achieve in their settlements.

55.   The international community should be ready to act when states fail to protect their own.

56.   The McKay voucher program in Florida is designed specifically for disabled students, but the state has failed to hold participating schools accountable.

57.   The operators do not need mental health training, and the state often fails to scrutinize their backgrounds.

58.   The same is true for Uncle Sam, supposed to step in when the states fail to act.

59.   The securities were backed by an insurance policy by MBIA Inc., which guarantees investors will receive their principal and interest if the state fails to make the payments.

60.   The state also failed to comply with its obligation to investigate and punish the acts of genocide committed within its territory. . . .