Mr. Lowenstein appealed to the court today to uphold the June ruling.

In fact, the June 24 ruling cast into constitutional doubt the entire federal sentencing regimen that Congress mandated in 1984.

"taken a lot of heat" for his June ruling he acknowledged he had.

In a June 8 fact-finding ruling, an administrative judge called the commercial "political" but left a final decision up to the commission.

The vote, which comes 12 weeks after the Court's June ruling, marks a key moment in a fierce political struggle.

In the June ruling, Judge Kaplan also criticized what he called the government's abusive prosecutorial guidelines.

The June ruling was almost immediately stayed, pending a review and decision by the full court.

The firm said the June ruling could "do grievous harm to the career of a young lawyer."

Before the June 18th ruling, Breakers forward Katie Shoepfer was leading the league in scoring with 8 goals.

Mr. Trantino has already appealed the June ruling.