"He has upheld the principles of religious freedom not only to us as a Catholic church, but to the American people," she said.
More than any other body it has upheld the principles of the single market, often incurring the wrath of powerful member states.
After the ruling, Ted Olson said, in a statement, "Through its decision today, the court has upheld the principles of equality upon which this nation was founded".
But the Israeli court has upheld the principle of building the barrier in West Bank territory given convincing security reasons, and rules on a case-by-case basis.
The United States Supreme Court has upheld the principle, ruling in 1987 that the Constitution does not forbid the death penalty for a defendant "whose participation in a felony that results in murder is major and whose mental state is one of reckless indifference".
The Court of Appeal has upheld the principle of whole life sentences for the most dangerous of offenders, saying it does not breach human rights.
Even though Grotthuss made this prediction when water was incorrectly thought to be made up of just one hydrogen and one oxygen, modern experimental evidence has upheld its general principles.
In a statement, Tonbridge Grammar School said: "The Governors of Tonbridge Grammar School are delighted that the Adjudicator has upheld the fundamental principles of the School's Admission Arrangements and made only a minor change to the wording of the existing policy in order to make the school's determined Admission Arrangements clearer with respect to the number of Governor places available".
The victim in this case had no hopes of receiving justice in his homeland, but the British court has upheld the fundamental principle of equality under law.
"The facts of this case are tragic, but the government considers that the court has upheld the important principle that individuals are only prosecuted where there is a realistic prospect of conviction".
"We are very pleased that the full Fourth Circuit has upheld a bedrock principle of the First Amendment: that government should not be in the business of promoting one set of religious beliefs over others".
