61.   A day later, a federal appeals court judge granted a stay of the bankruptcy auction pending appeal.

62.   A Boston-based federal appeals court agreed with those arguments, when it ruled that Bragdon discriminated against an HIV-positive woman.

63.   A Denver-based federal appeals court, however, ruled that the indictment did not amount to double jeopardy.

64.   A district court ruled in favor of the school district, then was reversed by the federal appeals court.

65.   A divided federal appeals court reversed the decision.

66.   A California federal appeals court said the law only permits private lawsuits aimed at toughening, rather than easing, government habitat protections.

67.   A federal appeals court agreed with Arizona, and upheld the tax.

68.   A federal appeals court early this year clarified that the treaty applied to Washington tidelands, the part of a beach between high and low tides.

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

70.   A federal appeals court had dismissed a suit by a male oil-rig worker against male co-workers.