11.   A New York state appeals court Wednesday denied a request by Colin Ferguson to have his murder trial moved from Nassau County to Brooklyn.

12.   A Louisiana state appeals court disagreed.

13.   A Minnesota state appeals court agreed.

14.   A state appeals board found the report unconvincing since it did not substantiate that McCarron had sustained an industrial injury.

15.   A state appeals court affirmed the decision, saying that just because the victim did not know the rapist was insufficient proof that he was an intruder.

16.   A state appeals court, however, reinstated the criminal case, ruling that police officers should have broad authority to conduct searches based on anonymous tips.

17.   A state appeals court has upheld the way New York City calculates the number of hours that welfare recipients must work in its workfare program to receive benefits.

18.   A state appeals court in Fresno upheld that ruling.

19.   A state appeals court last month rejected the claim that Lopez was biased.