The explanation of the original ruling did not portray it as a revenue-raising action.
A federal appellate court upheld the original ruling on appeal.
Some 885 law professors argue the soundness of the original ruling.
Some elements of that original ruling were still in effect.
When dry, the gelatine bore a faithful record of the original rulings.
Mr. Williams said he made his original ruling without such consultation.
The outcome of the hearing saw a variation to the original ruling.
In his original ruling, the judge said, "One cannot keep from finding Carroll's story incredible."
The commission did so, and announced it was sticking by its original ruling.
The Court, they argue, is more conservative now than it was 12 years ago, and the original ruling resulted from a 5-to-4 split.