1.   Also on Tuesday, the justices refused to hear the appeals of two former state employees who claim Texas health agencies cheated the federal government of millions of dollars.

2.   A Supreme Judicial Court justice Friday refused to overlook a clerical glitch that could free a convicted child rapist who state authorities believe is still dangerous.

3.   But the justices refused, without further comment, to reconsider their position that unlimited campaign spending is a form of free speech.

4.   For the second time in as many weeks, though, the justices have refused to step into a lawsuit that would resolve the uncertainty.

5.   Four weeks ago the justices unanimously refused to delay a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against President Clinton by Paula Jones.

6.   In the previous term, the justices refused to let police squeeze the bags of public transit passengers for evidence of drugs.

7.   That case, Siegel v. LePore, raised the same constitutional issues that the justices refused on Friday to address in the case they accepted.

8.   That decision was the subject of the latest high court appeal, which the justices today refused to consider.

9.   The justices have refused to apply the ADA to correctable conditions, such as nearsightedness, and have banned private damage suits against states.

10.   The justices refused to address a separate question in the appeal challenging the constitutionality of the law.