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[C8.] Patents on Seeds Are Upheld The Supreme Court upheld the longstanding view of the Patent and Trademark Office and ruled that sexually reproduced plants and their seeds could be patented.

(Fox TV) Dutch Marijuana Restriction Upheld A Dutch court upheld the government's plan to restrict sales of marijuana to residents with a "weed pass".

(AP) CONNECTICUT HARTFORD: ELECTION RULES UPHELD The State Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of the state political advertising disclosure laws.

B1 Homeless Arrests Upheld A federal judge upheld a Giuliani administration policy that allows police officers to arrest homeless people for sleeping in boxes in public.

4 Malaysian's Conviction Upheld A Malaysian court upheld the 1999 corruption conviction of former Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his six-year jail term.

B1 Pornography Laws Upheld A state appeals panel upheld New York City amendments aimed at regulating the sex shop industry more tightly.

(AP) SUSPENSION UPHELD FOR BATES: The National Football League upheld yesterday its one-game suspension of Cardinals running back Mario Bates for violating the league's new anti-violence policy.

A13 E.P.A. Requirements Upheld A federal appeals court upheld the Environmental Protection Agency's requirements for acceptable levels of arsenic in drinking water.

Page A5 CUBAN PRISON TERM UPHELD Cuba's highest court upheld a 15-year prison sentence for Alan Gross, an American contractor charged with crimes against the Cuban state for distributing satellite telephone equipment to Jewish groups in Havana.

A12 Ban on Gay Adoptions Upheld A federal judge in Florida upheld a state law banning gays from adopting children, the first federal court ruling on the issue.

Steve Strunsky (NYT) TRENTON: CHARTER SCHOOLS UPHELD The state's highest court has upheld New Jersey's landmark charter school law.