71.   A federal appeals court had ordered Spear, Leeds into arbitration with three insurance companies who wrote policies on a brokerage client.

72.   A federal appeals court has backed the rights of fax machine owners over those of some small advertisers by upholding a law banning unsolicited advertising by fax.

73.   A federal appeals court has put the brakes on eager police officers who crash through front doors to execute search warrants with little warning.

74.   A federal appeals court in Cincinnati ruled that Williams was disabled because of her inability to do her job.

75.   A federal appeals court in St. Louis rejected that argument and the White House has appealed to the Supreme Court.

76.   A federal appeals court last year upheld a Cincinnati ordinance that stripped homosexuals of civil rights protections in a case that is now on appeal to the Supreme Court.

77.   A federal appeals court overturned the convictions of three white police officers in the Abner Louima torture case Thursday, finding insufficient evidence they obstructed justice.

78.   A federal appeals court overturned the decision, citing a flawed jury instruction.

79.   A federal appeals court overturned the decision, however, and ordered a new trial, saying the engineer spent enough time on ships to qualify as a sailor.

80.   A federal appeals court rejected that argument and kept in place busing for racial balance.