1.   Friday, the matter of Mrs. Jones retook center stage when Clinton lawyer Robert Bennett submitted his detailed court argument asking the judge to dismiss the case as baseless.

2.   However the court arguments never got off the ground.

3.   In two days of court arguments earlier this week, Simpson looked tired and drawn.

4.   Much of the court argument centered on two seemingly conflicting sections of state law.

5.   The court heard arguments on whether the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits the unnecessary institutionalization of the mentally disabled if doctors say they are ready for release.

6.   The Supreme Court Monday also refused to review a lower court argument that rejected a similar claim from Arizona.

7.   Tobacco companies square off against U.S. Justice Department lawyers Monday in court arguments over Food and Drug Administration restrictions on cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.

8.   While Starr might have had no objection to opening court arguments about privilege issues, others did.

9.   Gore, like Bush, largely kept out of public view on the eve of the court arguments.

10.   Leon County Circuit Judge Terry P. Lewis expressed doubts about the deadline during court arguments on Monday.