21.   That he might have surrendered and taken his chances in federal court defended by a lawyer?

22.   The act provided that federal courts and officials could invoke army aid for its enforcement.

23.   The alleged victim failed to appear in court, and now the case is on appeal in a federal court.

24.   The case came before the federal courts.

25.   The case was appealed to federal court after the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals refused to hear her appeal.

26.   The federal court has been putting pressure on the state to adhere to the population caps in the Decree.

27.   The federal court system already offers no discretionary challenges to potential jurors, and state courts could follow suit.

28.   The school board, stymied, asked the federal court for an exemption from contempt proceedings for not executing the court order.

29.   The showdown between a district attorney and a Houston Chronicle reporter who refuses to reveal her sources moves into federal court Monday.