He objected. He said if he had broken a law, he should be tried by a civilian court.

VOA: special.2009.10.29

"The law" he said, "is silent on the subject of divorce as far as this Court is concerned.

VOA: special.2009.11.14

In February of this year,however, President Obama told the Justice Department to stop defending the law in court.

VOA: special.2011.05.23

Different groups are moving to fight the new law in court, and the federal government could join them.

VOA: special.2010.05.01

In addition, officials in more than ten states plan to fight the health care law in court.

VOA: special.2010.03.27

This week, Chief Justice John Roberts told law students that "anybody can criticize the Supreme Court."

VOA: special.2010.03.12

Therefore,said the high court, the sugar trust was legal and did not violate the anti-trust law.

VOA: special.2010.06.03

"The court considers that general international law contains no applicable prohibition on declarations of independence."

VOA: special.2010.07.24

And some states have already gone to court the fight the new law.

VOA: special.2010.03.24

Citizens United took the Federal Election Commission to court to fight the law.

VOA: special.2010.03.12

Chilcot promised a thorough inquiry but said there were limits since the panel is not a court of law.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

A matter before a court of law is really best handled by waiting to hear a court verdict."

VOA: standard.2009.04.18

Under the law they have to wait three days before the court will issue them a marriage license.

VOA: standard.2010.03.03

under South African law. The court subsequently freed Selebi on bail so that he could appeal.

VOA: standard.2010.08.03

Criminal charges against Muammar Gadhafi's son, Hannibal and his pregnant daughter-in-law were dropped after the two abused domestic servants reached an out-of court settlement and withdrew their complaint.

VOA: standard.2009.08.23

The court is also scheduled to consider whether a law that prohibits pictures of animal cruelty constitutes a violation of free speech under the 1st Amendment to the U.S.Constitution.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

The high court has also agreed to hear a case involving part of an anti-terrorism law the government says is a vital part of its effort to fight international terrorism.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

As Britain announces it will review its famously flexible libel laws, Sierra Leone's Supreme Court recently upheld the country's criminal libel act, saying the law posed no immediate danger to journalists.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

"So that the perpetrators of this act will be taken to court and that the process of the law must take its place and those who have committed this terrible act must face the law and face the punishment that they deserve."

VOA: standard.2010.04.05

"The court decides upon the evidences of the case and the law of the country, so at this time they may say, it just is a political case, but they saw that the court has got so evidence, more than 85 personal evidences, witnesses,and we present more than so this is not a political case but a pure,pure legal issue,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.23

"We felt like no matter how non-violent you were, unless you had a law on the books or a decree by a court, that the same restaurant that could open up its door to a black person on Monday could close it on Tuesday if there were no law demanding it be kept open."

VOA: standard.2010.04.16