However, because the officers did not create these exigent circumstances, the search was still valid.
In a statement, Microsoft said that its offer to buy Yahoo's search business was still valid.
In addition, after many rubbing-regenerating cycles, the regeneration method was still valid.
Mr. Solomon said he believed that the licensing agreement was still valid.
That Lewis's previous marriage was still valid only made matters worse.
But a spokesman for Mr. Franks, Peter DeMarco, said the criticism of Mr. Corzine was still valid.
The passport was an expired copy, he said, altered to make it look like it was still valid.
It would also re-evaluate old regulations to see if the original analysis behind them was still valid.
There was a £100,000 reward in the case, but it is unclear whether the offer was still valid.
After 11 hours of filibuster -- and two hours of debate over whether the filibuster was still valid -- supporters of Davis greeted her with cheers.
British officials said Mr. Menezes's visa had expired, possibly explaining why he had run from the police, but his family said his visa was still valid.
