In 1982, the Supreme Court narrowly ruled that Presidents had absolute immunity and could not be personally liable for anything involving their official duties.

Garnna, in turn, felt sorry for someone with such a narrowly ruled mind that he couldn't see the bigger and more glorious order that was confronting him.

Dr. Miller said he was glad that the judge did not just rule narrowly.

Judge Howard Riddle, however, avoided the larger overtones of the Assange situation and ruled narrowly.

The justices seemed to struggle over whether to rule broadly or narrowly on the cases.

The Supreme Court narrowly ruled to further limit the scope of the Civil Rights Act of 1866.

Legal experts said the big question was whether Judge Jones would rule narrowly or more broadly on the merits of teaching intelligent design as science.

Broadcasting is "uniquely accessible to children, even those too young to read," the court narrowly ruled on July 3, 1978.

He would rule narrowly on those grounds, and not decide the remaining questions.

Given that the Georgia law is the only one of its kind in the country, the Justices could rule narrowly in addressing its particular provisions.