(The Schindlers can’t let their gravy train die on them.)

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. (AP) — In a rare legal victory for Terri Schiavo's parents, a federal appeals court agreed to consider their request for a new hearing on whether to reconnect their severely brain-damaged daughter's feeding tube.

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta ruled without comment late Tuesday and did not indicate when it would consider the motion. Last week, the same court twice ruled against Schiavo's parents, who are trying to keep her alive…

Tuesday's ruling was a ray of hope for the Schindlers, who have lost a string of court battles over their daughter's fate. The case has wound its way through six courts for seven years; the U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene five times…

"I think the courts want to be sure that there's no accusation that any legal argument was ignored," said attorney Neal Sonnett, former chairman of the American Bar Association's criminal justice section.

Federal courts were given jurisdiction to review Schiavo's case after Republicans in Congress pushed through unprecedented emergency legislation aimed at prolonging Schiavo's life. But federal courts at three levels have rebuffed the family…

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