31.   Whether the Supreme Court will ultimately uphold such a ban is uncertain.

32.   A federal trial judge and the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld the ban.

33.   A legal panel of the German federation had upheld her ban last week, saying there was no doubt that Pippig used performance-enhancing drugs.

34.   A federal trial judge upheld the ban but a three-judge federal appeals court panel struck it down.

35.   An Indonesian court Tuesday upheld a ban on a prominent dissident from traveling abroad, throwing out his lawsuit against the attorney general.

36.   Arguments for upholding the ban on gay clergy were among briefs submitted to the council, but no one from that side asked to give oral arguments.

37.   Bush said he has not yet decided whether to uphold a ban on embryonic stem cell research.

38.   But they suggest Shaw should have upheld the ban on possessing pornographic films or pictures of real children while moving toward legalizing the possession of fictional material.

39.   Court upholds ban on circumcisions.

40.   Even with a specific U.S. request for the equipment, the Dutch would uphold a ban on arms exports to conflict areas, said spokeswoman Hannah Tijmes.