The 7-to-2 decision was one of the court's most significant rulings on the pre-emptive effect of federal statutes.

The decision was one of the most significant and far-reaching legal rulings in Hollywood.

The various versions of the Court have made several significant rulings.

He cited as significant the court's rulings on strengthening children's rights, the privacy of bank records and the openness of municipal meetings.

This is a very significant ruling.

School and After School Education was the subject of some of the most significant rulings.

Among his most significant rulings was a 1981 order that consolidated several suburban Pittsburgh school districts to end a racial discrimination lawsuit.

The case could produce a significant ruling in the area of parental rights, a subject that has spawned an increasing number of highly publicized cases.

But the potential for a significant ruling is clearly there.

The 9-to-0 decision was one of the Court's most significant recent rulings on the constitutional obligation of states to respect one another's legal judgments.