But Boniface's supporters refused to concede defeat, and petitioned the Emperor, claiming irregularities in the election.

By that time, however, discontent among the Italian friars and others was so deep that the Italian friars and their supporters petitioned to form a separate Commissariat (a semi-autonomous division in the Order).

Following Leatham's victory, supporters of Charlesworth petitioned Parliament for the election to be declared void.

Through the then Attorney General Jim McGinty, Rodriguez-Urrutia Shu's family and their many supporters petitioned the Government to have the laws changed to reflect more clearly the seriousness of the crimes committed.

The supporters of Sadhu Yadav actually petitioned a court banning the movie but later withdrew at the behest of Bihar's strongman Laloo Yadav.

A Bronx evangelical church and its supporters have petitioned the United States Supreme Court to hear a case on whether New York City can bar religious services in its public schools.

He led such an upstanding life that, in 1964, when Washington officials first tried to extradite him after his identity was revealed by a co-worker, 2,000 supporters petitioned then-Gov.

Mr. Hoffa's supporters have petitioned a Federal election monitor to overturn the balloting because of fund-raising improprieties.

One supporter, William Fraser Tolmie, petitioned the new governor, LaFayette McMullen, to pardon Leschi, but the governor refused.

Two groups in Washington, Faith and Action and the Christian Defense Coalition, said they hoped to encourage supporters to petition local officials to install new displays of the Commandments to test the laws.