Republican lawyers mounted vigorous defenses against lawsuits seeking to throw out absentee ballots from several Florida counties.

Plaintiffs' lawyers mounted a broad campaign against the automakers' efforts, filing motions in state courts to keep trials in front of sympathetic juries.

In the two years since Mr. El-Hage's arrest, his lawyers have mounted an aggressive defense of the conspiracy charges against him and were preparing for trial.

The insanity defense, which Mr. Goldstein's lawyers are mounting, more often than not fails.

His lawyers have mounted an angry appeal, which will be heard next month, more than two years after his conviction.

And lawyers who volunteered to represent Guantanamo captives mounted legal challenges in the US Court system.

Mr. Graham's execution was delayed nearly two hours as his lawyers mounted last-minute appeals that took state officials by surprise.

In the meantime, the lawyers would mount a constitutional challenge the measure.

Mr. Perot's lawyers had mounted a complex legal attack on two fronts.