1.   Both parties appealed to the Supreme Court of North Carolina, which reversed.

2.   In one argument to be heard before a federal appellate court Monday, the state party will appeal the ruling.

3.   In either event, the losing party could appeal, and the legal battle could stretch on for weeks or months.

4.   It might also increase the incentive for parties to appeal to the extremes rather than to the middle.

5.   Nationalist parties will appeal to Catholics, and unionist parties will direct their campaigning exclusively at Protestants.

6.   Spitzer, also one of the lawyers representing Stigile and Balis, declined to say if the parties would appeal the ruling for Supreme Court review.

7.   The losing party may appeal directly to the Supreme Court, bypassing the District of Columbia U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

8.   The party could also appeal to the SJC if the Ballot Law Commission rejects its challenge.

9.   Parties appealed, judges ruled, parties appealed again.

10.   A local court is expected to announce Monday whether any party appealed.