But a three-judge panel from the third circuit upheld last month's order and refused to grant the stay.

The panel refused to exempt legal fees from the law that allows the Government to freeze assets before trial and confiscate them after conviction.

The panel refused a request by Mr. Stinson's lawyers to stay the order.

The panel refused to move, so at least that lock had not been forced.

In a 2-to-1 vote, the panel refused to grant the President any special delay, saying the Constitution "did not create a monarchy."

Earlier today, another three-judge panel of the appellate court refused to lift the stay.

That panel of jurors refused to award gold, silver or bronze medals.

But the panel again demanded "a high degree of certainty" and so refused to take the next logical step.

The panel refused to do so, meaning that there is no explicit requirement in the guidelines that drug plans cover those particular medicines.

Nonetheless, his panel refused last month to set a benchmark by which the agency could measure the efficacy of new oral contraceptives.