31.   A federal trial of alleged conspirators in the embassy bomb- ings is scheduled to begin in Manhat- tan in early January.

32.   A federal trial court agreed.

33.   A federal trial court, and a New York-based federal appeals court, both sided with the nursing home.

34.   A federal trial judge declined to take the case, however.

35.   A federal trial judge initially granted a request by Cargill -- not affiliated with the agriculture conglomerate Cargill Inc. -- to dismiss the case.

36.   A federal trial judge ordered the Commonwealth of Virginia not to begin enforcing a law requiring underage women to obtain the consent of one parent before securing an abortion.

37.   A federal trial judge threw out the verdict, however.

38.   A federal trial judge, and a St. Louis-based federal appeals court, agreed with their argument.

39.   A federal trial would allow them to be prosecuted in federal courts with U.S. attorneys.

40.   A Louisiana federal trial court threw out the case, and the New Orleans appeals court agreed.