1.   Also unclear was how the ruling applies to cases where defendants waive their right to a jury trial.

2.   Although the ruling only applies in the four-state area, lawyers for the groups affected fear it could set a precedent.

3.   Although the ruling technically applies only to Arkansas, other states with similar provisions can expect new legal challenges with the Supreme Court ruling as precedent.

4.   Benson and Nixon disagree as to whether the Supreme Court ruling applies only to noninstructional employees or to teachers, too.

5.   But Harrington concluded that the Supreme Court ruling still applies.

6.   But school board lawyers said that it was clear the ruling applied only to egregious behavior and that they could live with it.

7.   But the majority insisted that the ruling applied only to what it called archival copying for placement of the material in a library for future use.

8.   City officials said Tuesday that they were uncertain how the ruling would apply to other agencies.

9.   Federal officials contend that the ruling applies to people of all ages with all types of disabilities in all institutions and all state programs.

10.   For now, the ruling applies only to campuses in Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana.