41.   A ruling is still months away, and it almost certainly will be appealed.

42.   After the hearing, Carlos Petroni, co-author of the initiative, said the ruling was a blow to immigrants.

43.   Alan Caplan, the attorney for Kasky, said the ruling is a vindication for his client.

44.   But because of backlogs and political pressure at the Supreme Court, a final ruling may be several years away.

45.   But Assemblyman Alexander Grannis, a Democratic Assemblyman from Manhattan who was one of the plaintiffs, said the ruling was not just a setback for lawmakers.

46.   But BU officials were confident the ruling was the last word on the case.

47.   But Carver executives believe the ruling is technical in nature and may appeal it, said Ruth Pachman, a spokeswoman for the bank.

48.   But his substantive ruling was against Cochran.

49.   But if there is a free agency ruling, the Reds will be protected on those others, including Bret Boone and Hector Carrasco.

50.   But in fact the ruling was a legitimate exercise of judicial authority aimed at achieving equity in a tangled political and legal situation.