The cases in yesterday's ruling are the first to reach the top court.
The case taken to the top court involved a former student who had purchased 600 points at a rate of 1,200 yen per lesson.
The commissioner's lawyers, the source said, decided against taking the case to Ohio's top court because they anticipated a similar decision.
She made history in 1983 by being named the first - and still the only - woman to sit on the state's top court.
It was, the American public had been told, one of the profound moments in the top court's recent history.
On February 19, 2008, the top court upheld his original sentence.
Edwards said last month that she would appeal her case to the top court of sport.
So perhaps our top court needs a less pretentious name.
The top court issued its 9-0 unanimous decision in a case that has drawn international attention.
The country's top court did not disclose its reasons as per customary practice.
