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We should not allow the Bush administration's catastrophic embrace of torture to become a justification for abandoning principles of due process that we have upheld for more than two centuries.

But perhaps the best thing about an evening out at Dans le Noir? is the opportunity to relinquish for a moment all those stuffy table-manners you have upheld for so long.

Caring for the land and our neighbors is part of a legacy and responsibility that African-American families have upheld for decades -- in Holly, Louisiana, and in towns just like it all over America.

We held our first stand and brought the money to Alex's "Original" Lemonade Stand, a tradition that my family has upheld for the past seven years.

I chatted with my roommate's nutty uncle (because who doesn't have one of those?) and she humored me by letting me watch National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation in her bed--a tradition my family has upheld for as long as I can remember.

"Given the seriousness of arson, a five-year sentence is not grossly disproportionate to the offense," the appeals court said, before offering a lengthy list of "far tougher sentences" that the Supreme Court has upheld for arguably less-serious crimes, like stealing golf clubs and possessing small amounts of marijuana.

But we have courts, which have upheld these patents, for a reason.

In Britain, judges and lawyers, who are known as barristers or solicitors, have upheld certain traditions for centuries, like the wearing of wigs and ceremonial robes in courtrooms, a practice that became fashionable under King Charles II in the late 17th century.

Earlier Supreme Court rulings have upheld the right for universities to consider race as one of many factors in the admissions process - although quotas are forbidden.

Updated at 10.15am BST 10.00am BST Both Hamas and Israel appear to have upheld the humanitarian ceasefire for the first two hours.

Senator McConnell ignores Supreme Court decisions that for decades have upheld campaign finance disclosure laws as consistent with the First Amendment.