11.   Lawyers for the original plaintiffs praised the ruling because it limited the scope of the hearings.

12.   Many Florida officials praised the ruling for sending a message that election fraud would not be tolerated.

13.   Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, who was in Indianapolis on a political visit on Friday, praised the ruling.

14.   Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon praised the ruling.

15.   New York Attorney General Dennis C. Vacco, who supports the law, praised the ruling.

16.   One side praised the ruling as a victory for African-American athletes.

17.   Pataki praised the ruling at a news conference in Albany.

18.   President Clinton and Attorney General Janet Reno praised the ruling, with both stressing their confidence that Juan Miguel Gonzalez is the best person to raise his child.

19.   President Clinton praised the ruling.

20.   Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Democrat of Massachusetts and a leader of efforts to get federal protections for patients, praised the ruling.