31.   One justice argued as much, and another said the court should simply grant marriage licenses to gay couples.

32.   Only four votes are required for the court to grant a motion to review a case.

33.   On Wednesday, after five weeks of home confinement, a Cobb County court granted him permission to leave the house during daylight hours.

34.   Penteado said he would recommend that the court grant Margarida Blume the fortune.

35.   Plaintiff subsequently obtained new counsel and filed a motion for leave to file a first amended complaint, which the court granted, albeit with several qualifications.

36.   Prosecutors who asked for the appointment of the monitors said it was the first time a state court had granted such a pre-conviction safeguard.

37.   The appeals court granted the request and scheduled a Thursday hearing.

38.   The appeals court granted it an emergency stay of that injunction.

39.   The appeals court granted the government a temporary stay on Friday.

40.   The court granted eight new cases on Tuesday.