be pertinent to

District Judge Tanya Chutkan to present evidence not explicitly listed in the criminal indictment, but that may be pertinent to the jury's deliberation on the alleged crimes.

“The motive of prosecutors may be pertinent to the broader society. It’s not pertinent to a judge.”

Zatko’s testimony will be pertinent to Musk’s legal team only if he lays out problems specific to Twitter that could cause the company real financial harm, or demonstrates that Twitter committed fraud with misleading statements in its regulatory filings or correspondence about the deal, Lipton said.

Palin’s relative prominence, or lack thereof, could be pertinent to the case, since public figures face a higher bar for proving libel.

But child access to all kinds of material on the internet might be pertinent to the case, suggested Damsky.