Oral arguments over the legality of Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corporation’s so-called “lawyer ban” focused in large part on whether a lower court could impose an injunction halting a part of the ban, or whether its power should be constricted to meting out damages.

But during some of the most heated moments, the arguments also addressed the “public policy” implications of the controversial prohibition, which chairman James Dolan’s company has imposed against some 90 law firms that are representing clients with lawsuits against MSGE.