The issue focused on the law's legal rights, as well as its political and civil rights.

"I can't just go to a court of law and make this right for all," said federal Justice Department attorney John M. Eisendrath, who was not involved in the case. "It is an important question. I would have no problem with that. It is a question of fact, and it is a question of law, and it is a question of whether you are going to get