The ruling created an air of uncertainty over the trial, which could be delayed to provide time for new lawyers to take over the case.
The ruling creates a conundrum, because Tony voters have only just been invited to both shows.
He said its ruling in favor of the Gore campaign on Tuesday had created "a potential constitutional crisis."
Others, however, have pictured him as shaken over the furor his ruling has created.
Nevertheless, today's ruling created a new cloud of uncertainty.
The ruling has created problems for the courts since it was made.
Still, some suggest that the ruling, if upheld, would create a strong disadvantage for a mayoral campaign.
The ruling creates a stir of protest and is reversed in 1918.
Patent law experts said the ruling created a common sense standard that could have a broad impact.