A majority noted his Nobel Peace Prize.
The majority noted that only one of the plaintiffs' four theories of antitrust violations were upheld by the Federal District Court.
The leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, Petar Gosev, speaking for the Slavic Macedonian majority, noted that the plan might not stave off the worse alternative, war.
In endorsing that educational need, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, writing for the court's majority, noted that perhaps in 25 years race-conscious policies would no longer be needed.
The court's opinion, written by Chief Justice Ronald M. George for a 6-to-1 majority, noted that same-sex couples still had a right to civil unions.
At the same time, the majority noted, the F.D.A. until a few years ago had consistently said it lacked the authority to regulate tobacco, and its governing statute does not seem to fit the case of tobacco.
The court majority noted repeatedly that it is hard to set a standard for what a "sound, basic education" is, and wound up putting the bar as low as possible.
The ruling was the culmination of Mr. Trantino's fourth appeal to the Supreme Court, and Justice Gary Stein, writing for the majority, noted the anger and public pressure that had surrounded the case.
State Senator Loretta Weinberg, the leader of the Democratic majority, noted that while the governor accused the courts of legislating same-sex marriage, in New Jersey, the Legislature had actually done so, only to be overruled.
"Formal recognition may seem a hollow act," the majority noted, "if it is not accompanied by the despatch of an ambassador, the easing of trade restrictions, and the conclusion of treaties".
