The court majority rejected his argument in strong moral terms.

"The same people who were rejecting my arguments all those years are going to review them?"

But diplomats said Washington was likely to reject the argument.

The judge rejected the argument that her health plan had not met its obligations under the federal law.

"So we reject the argument that states won't set and keep high standards," he said.

He rejected the physical argument that if the Earth were moving the air would be left behind causing a great wind from east to west.

He rejected arguments based on right to privacy and religion.

A judge rejected his argument that the state's rules were unconstitutional.

He also rejected the argument that a psychiatric defense should have been presented.

It rejected the government's argument for the sake of efficiency.