But that contract was canceled after federal auditors upheld a protest from Boeing over flaws in the process.
Northrop and its European partner EADS won a $35 billion tanker contract in February 2008, and planned to build their plane in Alabama, but Mr. Gates canceled the deal after government auditors upheld a protest by the losing bidder, Boeing.
An international jury has upheld a protest by both Emirates Team New Zealand the Prada-backed Italians that changes to rules demanded by America's Cup race director Iain Murray which could have side-swiped competition for the 162-year old trophy that is the America's Cup.
On April 26th, a federal appeals court in Missouri upheld a law barring protests within 300 feet of a military funeral, but it disbarred broader efforts by state legislators to keep protesters away from such occasions.
Women's rights groups in Portugal are calling for protests after judges upheld a light sentence for a man who attacked his ex-wife with a nail-spiked club because she'd committed adultery.
A Mauritanian court has upheld a two-year prison sentence against three anti-slavery activists who were arrested during a protest against bondage in the west African nation.
Thousands of supporters of the opposition leader Nawaz Sharif protested across Punjab Province, a day after the Supreme Court upheld a ruling barring him from holding elected office and removed his brother as the province's head of government.
Last month, a judge upheld a prison sentence for a human rights advocate, Nabeel Rajab, who was convicted of inciting protests.
A1 The lead organizer of the largest protest rally planned for the convention said it would not be held if a state judge upheld a ban on the use of Central Park on Sunday.
In Toronto, officials upheld a ban last month.
