merits of the case
meritum of the case

Her decision is not based on the merits of the case.

No final decisions have been made on the merits of the cases.

He made no findings on the merits of the case.

No judgment was made as to the merits of the case itself.

The court declined to make a decision on the merits of the case.

It was not settled on the merits of the case.

Now the merits of the case are before the justices.

"We're looking forward to getting to the merits of the case," he said.

But legal experts were split on the merits of the case.

The merits of the case which you had a duty to raise with me.

However, whatever the merits of the case, I suggest that this is not the time to do it.

He ordered a trial on the merits of the case but set no date.

The competent committee will certainly be able to give its opinion on the merits of the case.

The merits of the case can be secondary in those instances, he said.

Now we can proceed to the merits of the case."

But prosecutors in Queens said they had not yet reached a decision on the merits of the case.

First, of course, there are the merits of the case.

He didn't even touch the merits of the case.

"I don't want to discuss my views on impeachment or the merits of the case."

The judge, in handing down her ruling, did not decide the merits of the case.

There is little doubt that whatever the merits of the case, those critics are now the ones on the defensive.

Whether an excuse is reasonable will depend on the merits of the case.

Whatever the merits of the case, student fees will not be the Coalition's poll tax.

The appeals panel made clear it was not ruling on the merits of the case.

As for Microsoft, he declines to weigh in on the merits of the case.