1.   By advertising itself as a family service and claiming responsibility for some of its content, the judge reasoned, the online service opened itself up to litigation.

2.   In coming to their decision, the judges reasoned that New York law was inconsistent and did not treat all terminally ill patients equally.

3.   Judges reason their way to decisions in a highly specialized fashion, with great attention to the language of statutes and the pronouncements of precedent.

4.   The judge reasoned that if the postal service, an arm of the U.S. government, believed Santa Claus to be real, then it must be true.

5.   The individuals who fire guns are at fault, the judges typically reasoned in throwing out the cases.

6.   Zadvydas had already served his prison term, and to hold him any longer was a violation of his due-process rights, the judge reasoned.

7.   The judge reasoned that this was because Tang feared lawsuits by Singapore leaders, state television said.