He said the case had nationwide implications because magistrates granted about 3 million liability orders every year to councils in England and Wales.
The complaints from the Logan officers carry nationwide implications because Boston is the testing ground for an expanded use of behavioral detection methods at airports around the country.
Although the labor dispute is local, the strike has nationwide implications because it centers on the companies' desire to reduce health care costs by eliminating some benefits and requiring workers to pick up a greater share of the cost.
A state court ruled in July that the Cayuga Indian Nation could not be prosecuted for failing to collect cigarette taxes, and the application of that decision is at issue in Mr. Bloomberg's federal suit, which could have nationwide implications.
Yet for all the posturing and selective argument that sometimes afflicts both sides in a dispute with nationwide implications, there can be little doubt where the public interest actually lies.
Richards said the Met commissioner, Bernard hadan-Howe, had indicated he did not intend to seek permission to appeal, but that the home secretary, Theresa May, wished to consider her position on the ruling, which has nationwide implications.
