Some lawyers say the state could still rule differently in other cases.

If the answer is not considered satisfactory, the five-member commission itself can rule differently on the case.

Mr. Lane said an appeals court might rule differently today.

There are many divergent schools within the religion, and even people within the same current of thought will sometimes rule differently on a difficult issue.

However, other English speaking countries have ruled differently.

Undoubtedly, it could have ruled differently in the McCardle case.

Other judges, however, including one who recently denied my motion to exclude cameras from the courtroom, have ruled differently.

She said she thought the court would have ruled differently if the employer had not provided a written warning on that specific safety violation.

Now, however, the courts might rule differently.

A court, however, might rule differently today because of new interpretations of civil rights laws, Ms. Hunter and other lawyers said.