71.   If they are, then the overall legislation would survive even if courts eventually overturned a specific section or two.

72.   In court-martial proceedings last year, Mathieu was acquitted of negligent performance of duty, but an appeals court overturned the ruling, and a new trial has started.

73.   In a dissent Thursday, Judge J. Edward Lumbard said the appeals court improperly overturned the convictions.

74.   In June, the appeals court overturned the breakup order and severely criticized Jackson for giving interviews to reporters during the trial.

75.   In recent years, federal courts have increasingly overturned racial quotas, including several private sector employment and college admission cases.

76.   In the past year, courts have overturned an anti-gay state initiative in Colorado and local anti-gay initiatives in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Tampa, Fla.

77.   In the ruling, the appeals court overturned a lower court decision that Compaq Computer had improperly sheltered profits from taxes.

78.   In the second case, the court overturned the dismissal of a discrimination suit against former Burlington County Sheriff Henry Metzger.

79.   It is relatively easy for an appeals court to overturn a trial court by saying that it misunderstood the law.

80.   Its use has been stayed by federal courts, which means the rates set by the DPU could change if the courts later overturn the methodology.