11.   The appeals court based its ruling on Supreme Court decisions upholding the right of anonymous political speech.

12.   The court based its conclusion largely on the findings of the special master, Edward S. Miller of Cumberland County, a retired judge.

13.   The court based its decision on a standard clause in all disability policies.

14.   The court based its ruling in Bolling vs. Sharpe on the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment.

15.   The court based its decision on an interpretation of congressional intent.

16.   The court mainly based its decision on the need to allow presidents to act courageously in discharging their official White House duties by removing the threat of lawsuits.

17.   The decision has also drawn fire from a Harvard Law School professor who says the court based its ruling in part on a misinterpretation of his writings.

18.   Saeed appealed that his case be heard before a religious court based on Islamic law, but the Judge Shabir Ahmad refused.

19.   The appeals court based its ruling on an explanation that the defendants used the slogans and symbols of an illegal radical Islamic group during the attack.

20.   The court based its recommendation on assurances that the U.S. government would not seek the death penalty.