ALBANY – A law mandating that larger health clubs in New York be equipped with automatic external defibrillators and that a staffer trained in their use be on hand does not require that the machines actually be used on stricken patrons, the state Court of Appeals ruled yesterday.

In another decision, the court said swearing at a police officer without some other threat to cause "public harm" is not sufficient to constitute disorderly conduct.

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