The court considered the case once before, in 1994, but sent it for further review to a special panel of three Federal judges.

"We will cut out more of the elevator shaft, if the special panels do not work."

Both are participating in a special panel formed by the air district to assess the social and economic effects of the plan.

A special panel made recommendations and the Government endorsed them.

But Senate leaders have decided against creating a special investigative panel, at least for now.

Like the door itself, the special panel had been locked from the outside.

Maybe there will be a new special panel to change the baseball writers' vote on those three guys, too.

They required the department to seek approval of a special panel to investigate political groups or activities.

They said a special panel of directors would take a few more weeks to complete its inquiry.

Then a federal judge made the final choices of the jurors for the special panel.