Other judges have used this ruling to justify abortion in cases in which other health complications have made the foetus unviable.
Conservative groups attempted, and failed, to use this ruling to get an exemption in an executive order signed earlier this month that prohibits discrimination against gay and transgender workers in the US government.
It may also seek to use this ruling to block other devices powered by Google's Android software that it believes replicate elements of its user-interface, including current models by Samsung as well as other firms.
The New York City Police Pension Fund, using this ruling, has refused to release details of how much public money goes to each retired police officer.
Aereo is now using that ruling to further plead its case to the Appeals Court, saying that the Cablevision ruling would essentially have to be overturned in order to consider Aereo guilty.
Christopher T. Dunn, a lawyer for the New York Civil Liberties Union, one of the groups representing the plaintiffs, said, "If New York City has any sense, it will use this ruling as an opportunity to start a wholesale reform of stop and frisk".
"Instead of calling attention to the growing misuse of rap lyrics as evidence, the NJ Supreme Court just used this important ruling to give the judiciary a pat on the back that it hardly deserves".
Police officials said yesterday that they planned to use the ruling to eliminate the regulation.
But the Palestinian leadership said it would use the ruling to seek UN action against Israel.
The behemoths can use the ruling to argue against future attempts by governments to obtain communications beyond their borders.
