61.   On Monday, a federal judge rejected a bid by Boehringer to temporarily block sales of ranitidine hydrochloride by Novopharm.

62.   On Thursday, a federal judge rejected an emergency request by a state legislator to have the tube reinserted.

63.   State judges rejected their claim.

64.   Such arguments have been made before and rejected by judges, Post said.

65.   The defense lawyer in the extradition case, Michael Pancer, has argued vehemently that the judge should reject evidence whose origin is in question.

66.   The hearing, they suggested, should be held during the trial, but the judge already has rejected that proposal.

67.   The federal judge rejected that, too, but the Justice Department, the National School Boards Association and other education groups are backing the school district on appeal.

68.   The judge also rejected a request that a medical panel examine Pope to determine if he is fit to remain in prison.

69.   The judge rejected the contention of defense lawyers that the withholding amounted to an intentional effort to defraud the court.