Cases in the court's upcoming session include two suits to determine the legitimacy of patents, a case that will help determine the scope of federal jurisdiction in civil lawsuits, and a challenge by Waste Management (nyse: WMI - news - people ) to a Mississippi ordinance limiting where it can dispose of solid waste.

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Cendant (nyse: CD - news - people ) was up 1.5%, after the company set a dividend on it common stock for 2004, and Waste Management (nyse: WMI - news - people ) said it was cutting 880 white collar jobs from its workforce, in a move to scale down expenses.

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