1.   And last week, Palm Beach Circuit Judge Lucy Chernow Brown lifted a freeze of the ruling that took effect when the state appealed.

2.   And Gov. George Pataki, to his everlasting shame, announced less than a week later that the state would appeal the ruling.

3.   Assemblyman Richard L. Brodsky, co-author of the state law and one of the lawyers who argued the case, said he believed the state should appeal.

4.   Attorney General Dan Lungren said the state would appeal the ruling, to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary.

5.   Attorney General Stephen Pine said it was unusual for the same judge who convicted someone to order a retrial and the state is appealing the decision.

6.   Abortion opponents continued calls for the state to appeal the decision.

7.   But the state appealed, and the appellate court panel issued its February ruling.

8.   But the state appealed to the Florida Supreme Court while it continued to collect the fee.

9.   But the state has appealed, keeping the lawsuit alive.

10.   Dennis Braddock, secretary of the department, said the state would appeal the verdict.