41.   The justices unanimously rejected arguments from nine states that said the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission had overstepped its authority by opening the power grids.

42.   The governing corporation, in turn, is suing the bishop, claiming he is overstepping his authority.

43.   The judge ruled the president had overstepped his authority.

44.   The lawmakers said Pataki had overstepped his authority.

45.   The lawsuit claims the mines department overstepped its authority because it has no regulatory powers.

46.   The parents contend the state overstepped its authority when it took custody of the toddler.

47.   The opponents of the Babbitt reforms, led by the Public Lands Council, argued that Babbitt overstepped his authority.

48.   The recommendations that the agency drop its probe, however, follows a lashing that the PUC took for allegedly overstepping its authority.

49.   The ruling was the second this spring in which the three-judge panel found that the EPA has overstepped its authority in making new air pollution rules.

50.   The two railroads thought that the board had overstepped its authority, but their legal challenge was overturned last week by a federal court.