1.   Already, the ruling has had an impact.

2.   Although the ruling has no immediate effect in any other state, Georgians on both sides of the issue reacted strongly.

3.   An attorney for Astra said the ruling had implications far beyond the pharmaceutical company and the current controversy over sexual harassment in the workplace.

4.   Barry, the chief of Napster, said the ruling may have at least the temporary affect of forcing Napster to shut down.

5.   A few critical rulings will have to be made before the two sides can get around to those numbers.

6.   Albany attorney Hermes Fernandez, who represented Check Cashers, said the ruling could have a dramatic impact on state contracting.

7.   Brusavich said he did not think the ruling would have much, if any impact.

8.   But Malcolm, other prosecutors and child advocates fear the ruling could have a devastating effect on prosecutions of pornography suspects who do use real children in their work.

9.   But the ruling may have even wider implications.

10.   Carol Browner, EPA administrator, said the ruling should have no effect on local antismoking ordinances.