The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether states can regulate airline advertising.

In accepting the abortion protesters' appeal, the Supreme Court agreed to decide two issues.

The court agreed to decide it anyway "because of the extreme importance of the issue."

The Supreme Court agreed to decide the case and heard argument on it.

Rather, the court agreed to decide two more tightly focused questions presented in the Bush petition and added a question of its own.

The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether mandatory retirement for state judges, often at the age of 70, is constitutional.

Less frequently, a Justice will use a case the Court has not even agreed to decide as a vehicle for further discussion.

The Supreme Court agreed to decide the case after her death "because of the extreme importance of the issue."

It also agreed to decide whether women can be barred from jobs that might endanger a fetus.

It agreed to decide only whether "crossover" employees should have been displaced.