51.   A federal appeals court lifted a stay blocking the release of transcripts from closed immigration hearings for the detained founder of an Islamic charity.

52.   A South African judge blocked the release of a watershed human rights report Thursday while he considered a challenge to its findings by the ruling African National Congress.

53.   A lawyer for the star figure skater last week asked a Berlin court for a temporary injunction blocking the release of her Stasi file to journalists.

54.   Aircraft are designed to be capable of releasing energy from lightning through their tails, but it is possible that leftover paint can block the release.

55.   Attorney General Janet Reno on Tuesday blocked the release of a Palestinian man jailed for three years without charges, federal officials said.

56.   Attorney General Janet Reno blocked the release Tuesday of a Palestinian who has been jailed on secret evidence for three years without charges.

57.   Autopsy photos are usually public records under Florida law, but Will blocked their release and ordered the two sides to meet.

58.   Bush has not said whether he will block the release of those figures, as some Democrats fear.

59.   Bruce Springsteen won a battle against music pirates Thursday when a judge blocked the release of an unauthorized collection of songs recorded early in his career.

60.   But by making some machines available early, Microsoft may be trying to pressure lawmakers not to block the release, said University of Baltimore law professor Bob Lande.