31.   Their efforts to get a judge to block the law from taking effect failed, but they say they plan to pursue their legal battle.

32.   A federal judge blocked American Honda Motor Co. from broadcasting any more television commercials featuring a James Bond takeoff.

33.   A judge blocked a federal agency Monday from releasing documents from its inquiry into campaign activities coordinated by the Democratic National Committee and the AFL-CIO.

34.   A judge has blocked Michael Jackson from filming a video in a Rio slum.

35.   A federal judge temporarily has blocked implementation of much of the proposition.

36.   A judge on Tuesday blocked the closure of the West Highlander, a beautiful but loss-making rail sleeper service from the Scottish Highlands to London.

37.   A judge on Tuesday blocked the execution of a convicted murderer in Trinidad and Tobago, saying he has already been subjected to cruel and inhuman punishment in prison.

38.   A judge Wednesday temporarily blocked Alabama sheriffs from unloading any more inmates on the state prison system to relieve overcrowding in their county jails.

39.   A judge on Tuesday blocked an attempt to stop Britain selling military equipment to Indonesia, saying the campaign was honorable, but purely political.

40.   A judge temporarily blocked a deer hunt Monday after animal rights groups complained the plan was dangerous to residents and cruel to the animals.