The Bush administration urged the court to affirm the district court's decision.

On appeal, the 6th Circuit affirmed the district court's decision.

Another possibility is a 4-to-4 tie, which affirms the lower court's decision but does not establish a precedent.

Affirming its prior decision on the same issues, the court granted the motion to dismiss.

Ruling last year, the appeals court affirmed a Federal district court's 1988 decision to dismiss the suit.

The report seemed to affirm the Fed's decision last week to stop its string of 17 consecutive interest rate increases.

Each of them, in their little battles, has affirmed her decision to stay put in the Bronx.

Eight justices of the Supreme Court voted to affirm the court's decision.

The Justice Department opposed the state appeal and asked the justices to affirm the lower court's decision.

The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's decision in its entirety.