The judge issued rules of evidence under which all of her evidentiary and procedural rulings were final and unreviewable.

The court cases carried on, with battles being fought over various procedural rulings, and still Springsteen could not enter the studio.

The second is a procedural ruling that could make it more difficult for owners to bring cases to court.

In addition, either side may submit procedural rulings made during cases to the commissioners for appeal.

The President of the Senate presides over the body, whose powers include referring bills to committee, recognizing members during debate, and making procedural rulings.

Thus, though speakers are supposed to be fair, they use procedural rulings to advance the agenda of their own party.

Cambodian judges will have a say in the outcome of the trials as well as in procedural rulings.

"That is going to increase the importance of these procedural rulings."

Consequently, the ruling has been interpreted by some lower courts as not foreclosing a procedural ruling in a future case.

Justice Brennan noted that the Court had generally discouraged piecemeal appeals of procedural rulings in lawsuits, with only a few exceptions.