But in a wide range of other decisions this term, the justices declined to march in neat political lockstep.

The justices on Tuesday declined to review an appellate panel's ruling that allowed the facility, the St. Lawrence Cement plant, to open.

For the time being, the justice, Joan B. Lobis, declined to bar the use of percloroethylene at the contested dry-cleaning store in TriBeCa.

The state anarchy law under which he was convicted made it to the Supreme Court several additional times, but the justices again declined to hear the cases.

The justice, Louis B. York, declined to issue an order to stop increases from taking effect this morning on the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North.

The justice, Barbara R. Kapnick, declined to halt the work late yesterday afternoon, but asked lawyers on both sides to appear in her courtroom at noon today.

The justices declined to review a lower court ruling allowing a deranged prisoner to be forcibly medicated to make him sane enough to be executed.

But the justice declined, saying he had already named Judge Priest to take over the case.

The justice declined to defend himself today or at earlier committee hearings on the case.

The justices in the first place wrongly, on the advice of their clerk, declined to consider witness statements or such psychiatric report as were available.