31.   The ruling allows Microsoft to sell its computer operating software with its Internet browsing feature.

32.   The ruling also will allow EPA to impose a stricter standard on soot and other tiny particles in the air.

33.   The Presidio customs agent said that the ruling allows float trips to continue along the Rio Grande but that boats should not stop in Mexico.

34.   The ruling allows a Florida woman to pursue a state court lawsuit charging she was injured because of a defective design in a Medtronic pacemaker lead.

35.   The ruling allows cable operators to continue to send scrambled signals from stations to non-subscribers.

36.   The ruling allows some Swiss banking records to be turned over to the United States.

37.   The ruling allows the suit to go to trial, probably next year, according to Jon W. Davidson, an attorney for the affected couple.

38.   The ruling allows them to argue that the judges who imposed their sentences were deprived of the discretionary role afforded the judiciary under the state Constitution.

39.   The unanimous ruling allows the state to establish classifications for sex offenders.

40.   While Wharf will benefit from the lifting of a ban on advertising, the government ruling did allow competition from a rival technology.