After meetings last week with hopeful groups like the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the Screen Actors Guild and critics organizations, Mr. Valenti refused to broaden the distribution.
But Serrano has twice tried to close the case without filing criminal charges and has refused to broaden the investigation to such other crimes as money laundering and tax evasion.
The complaint says that Comcast refused to broaden the Tennis Channel's availability during negotiations last year despite having added coverage of all four Grand Slam tournaments and creating a high-definition channel since the original contract with Comcast was signed.
From a larger policy perspective, when courts justifiably refuse to broaden the reach of federal statutes, Congress must step in to state the law more clearly.
The Court rightly refused to broaden this exception, exemplifying the fact-sensitive judicial engagement that is required to ensure that the Fourth Amendment does not become, in Justice Sotomayor's words, "a useless piece of paper".
Kansas is one of the 19 states ― all led by Republican governors, Republican legislatures or with a divided government ― that has refused to broaden Medicaid eligibility under the health law.
In spite of the fact that the perpetrator of the shooting spree in Tucson, Arizona was not Muslim, King has publicly refused to broaden the scope of the proposed inquiry to include the radicalization of other American communities (whether defined religiously or not) or individuals therein.
He faced down the Catholic Church and a vigorous campaign by pro-life groups — including letters written in blood — but also refused pleas to broaden the criteria for terminations in Ireland.
The Daily Telegraph said a Home Office spokeswoman refused to rule out broadening the service to target economy class passengers in the future, adding "This consultation is part of an ongoing process to ensure that we can maintain a world class, competitive visa system which serves the ever-changing needs of our customers".
But until the Supreme Court's ruling last week, states faced losing all of their Medicaid funding if they refused to accept the expansion, which broadens eligibility for the program.
