
    No. 97-6954.
    No. 97-7474.
    No. 97-7493.
    No. 97-7512.
    No. 97-7611.
    No. 97-7675.
    No. 97-7877.
    No. 97-7896.
    Johnson v. Kalokathis, Novosad v. New Mexico Board of Pharmacy et al., Hall v. Shelby County Government et al., In re Alston, In re Follett, Thompson v. Nixon, Attorney General of Missouri, et al., Cargill v. Turpin, Warden, Ali-Bey v. Department of Justice et al., Murray v. University of Maryland Medical Systems, Cooper v. Prunty, Warden, et al., McQuown v. Safeway, Inc., Powell v. Department of the Air Force, In re Flowers,
   522 U. S. 1121;

ante, p. 1025;

522 U. S. 1026;

ante, p. 1019;

522 U. S. 1106;

ante, p. 1050;

ante, p. 1080;

ante, p. 1052;

No. 97-7901.

No. 97-7968.

No. 97-8130.

No. 97-8185.

No. 97-8500.

ante, p. 1081;

ante, p. 1052;

ante, p. 1064;

ante, p. 1084; and

ante, p. 1071. Petitions for rehearing denied.  