41.   Assuming the court finds some constitutional support for an innocent-owner defense, the justices will have to decide how to apply it.

42.   At the same time, the appeals court found that portions of the suit asserting manufacturing defects and improper labeling were pre-empted.

43.   Basically, the court found that the clubs existed for a commercial purpose and that the exclusion of women was not part of their self-described mission.

44.   Based on an affidavit by one of the co-workers, the court did not find enough evidence that the co-workers would win the suit, Justice Nancy Mills wrote.

45.   Besides endorsing prosecution under the general business laws, which include the Martin Act, the court found the penal law applicable.

46.   Both brothers chose the gas chamber in the hope that courts would find the method unconstitutional.

47.   A federal appeals court found him mentally competent, and the Supreme Court denied his last appeal, on Tuesday.

48.   A civilian court found Agosti guilty in connection with eight cases of torture and sentenced him to four and a half years in prison.

49.   A desire for a safe Democratic district was the goal, the court found.

50.   A federal appeals court found last year that Microsoft was a monopolist that had repeatedly engaged in anticompetitive practices.