it follows that

It follows that the impertinence of Robert Costello, a defense witness who muttered in disagreement with Judge Juan M. Merchan’s rulings, probably caught the jury’s attention more than the flaws in Cohen’s largely even presentation — especially once Merchan forcefully rebuked Costello’s buffoonish grandstanding.

“Think about that. The mother of the man who saved Britain wasn’t from London or Oxford or some grand estate out in Surrey. She was from Brooklyn, just like you. So it follows that we’d come full circle back here to find you. Brooklyn’s imprinted on our DNA.”

“It follows that any sex-change intervention, as a rule, risks threatening the unique dignity the person has received from the moment of conception,” the document said.

But what if it follows that case by allowing states to sentence pregnant women to substandard emergency care?

“It follows that an individual being attacked by a police dog would respond by trying to defend themselves.”