Notwithstanding the dire predictions from some quarters, it hardly follows from today's decision that an injunction against the inclusion of these articles in the databases (much less all freelance articles in any databases) must issue.

Finally, he would have supported the District Court's reasoning that a preliminary injunction should issue to protect NEPA's purpose and thwart the ICC's "technical maneuvers" to avoid it.

"If the injunction doesn't issue, we'll worry about what to do after that."

An injunction issued in February restricted anti-abortion supporters from having more than two of their "sidewalk counselors" approach arriving patients.

The injunction issued today by the High Court forbids identifying the clinic, the twins or the parents publicly, as well as making public the details about the treatment they received.

The appeals court invoked what it called the "general rule" that "a permanent injunction will issue once infringement and validity have been adjudged."

Hatter made the injunction permanent when he issued his decision in the case on January 28, 1993.

An injunction issued in 2000 stalled construction for 2,922 new homes and apartments, according to Carol Abrams, a spokeswoman for the city's Department of Housing Preservation and Development.

The injunction issued Tuesday night will remain in effect until next week, when a hearing will be held on whether to grant a full 80-day injunction.

Instead, a federal court must still weigh what the Court described as the four factors traditionally used to determine if an injunction should issue.