A practicing internist, former military surgeon and skilled yachtsman, he "projected that born-to-command manner that characterizes the English ruling class," Mr. Zimmerman wrote.
Melvyn I. Weiss, a lawyer for the shareholders, characterized the ruling as a "technical decision".
The N.C.A.A. said it would not characterize the ruling as a defeat.
Frank Innuarto, president of Realpoint, a credit rating agency, characterized the ruling as "the last shoe to drop" for Tishman Speyer and BlackRock.
A spokesman for General Electric, Mark L. Behan, characterized the ruling as dismissing Mr. Spitzer's overall argument about the canal.
Egyptian state news media reported that military officials characterized the ruling as meaningless since "virginity tests" were already outside military procedures.
At the Bridal Bar, a West Hollywood storefront where couples can browse a "library" of wedding-related services, the owner, Harmony Walton, characterized the ruling as a triumph for the wedding community, many of whom, she said, are gay.
Bradley Manning on charges of releasing classified information to WikiLeaks incorrectly characterized the ruling of the military judge at the trial, Col. Denise Lind, on a defense motion to dismiss a charge of "aiding the enemy".
They are prone to the same abuse of power that characterized the ruling elites they deposed.
Steven Drizin, professor at Northwestern University School of Law, characterized the ruling as "huge", noting that police would no longer be able to choose to question young suspects at a school in order to avoid giving a Miranda warning, a practice he characterized as a "loophole".
