11.   Ackerman said the case was being appealed.

12.   According to administration officials, defendants could appeal their case only to either Bush or Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

13.   Both sides expect the case to be appealed.

14.   But the administration is still mulling whether it will appeal the case to the Supreme Court, a Justice Department spokesman said.

15.   But the case is being appealed by Beth Israel, and if the verdict is upheld, it is common for judges to reduce such large awards.

16.   But the company has refused to pay, and the case is being appealed.

17.   But the measure was attacked by others for being too harsh because it would limit the scope of those convicted of crimes from appealing their cases to higher courts.

18.   But the sovereign immunity defense, while strong, is not ironclad, and the case has been appealed.

19.   But the case was appealed and the California Supreme Court ruled that the Boy Scouts had a right to set standards of membership.

20.   But the justices also requested arguments on whether the group appealing the case has standing to be before the Supreme Court.