The decision is within the discretion of the state in regulating its public schools, and does not conflict with the Fourteenth Amendment.

A13 Snowmobile Report Ignored The Bush administration's decision to continue to allow snowmobiles in two national parks conflicted with its internal report, which recommended banning the machines.

The government asked the Supreme Court to review the case, and it agreed, noting that the Ninth Circuit's decision conflicted with the decisions of four other circuit courts of appeals.

Mr. Cohen, the proponents' lawyer, said that "if municipalities, through zoning, continue to prohibit mining, their decisions could conflict with the state's policy of" encouraging the mining community.

This decision conflicted with other RICO cases from other circuits.

"I think it is likely to go to the Supreme Court," Mr. Powell said, noting that the decision conflicted with rulings by courts in other parts of the country.

On the surface, at least, the decision conflicted with a 2001 ruling, Board of Trustees v. Garrett, which gave states immunity from lawsuits by their employees under the same law.

Questions immediately arose on whether the Administration's decision conflicted with separate United Nations efforts to take over the relief operations.

That decision conflicted with a provision of the district's insurance policies against employee theft, which required prompt notification of a problem.

But political decisions can conflict with "good" management.