But in a nod to how polarizing the issue has become, the Hong Kong justice secretary, Wong Yan-lung, asked the public last week to respect whatever ruling the court issues.
He has deferred ruling on the issue of journalistic privilege until it comes up in trial.
Judge Weinstein put off ruling on the issue until after the trial, allowing the jury to render its verdict first.
From any perspective, as one commentator said during the immediate reaction to the N.B.A.'s ruling, the issues raised by Sterling are "bigger than basketball".
So far the only significant ruling on the issue has been one in the record labels' favor.
Thirty-four yelapsedapsed between the consecration of the first female priest, in 1944, and a definitive ruling on the issue.
Even before the Supreme Court's decision, ten states had suspended executions while awaiting a definitive ruling on the issue.
He is waiting for a ruling on the issue by the United States Court of Appeal for the Fourth Circuit.
That has sent the town's historic commission to its own law firm to get a ruling on the issue.
