Settling on the Eve of TrialSo it’s over, I wash off ( Read more... )

This 10-minute documentary by Alliance for Justice, examines the role lawyers played in authorizing torture, and calls upon Attorney General Holder to conduct a full investigation of not only the CIA operatives, but of the torture memo authors.

http://www.afj.org/films-and-programs/tortured-law/

"True, we build no bridges. We raise no towers. We construct no engines. We paint no pictures - unless as amateurs for our own amusement. There is little of all that we do which the eye of man can see. But we smooth out difficulties; we relieve stress; we correct mistakes; we take up other men's burdens and by our efforts we make possible the ( Read more... )

I'm an attorney! :)

Trial Judge: "Do you want to say anything before I sentence you?"

Defendant: "Yeah.  I want you to appoint me another lawyer."

Trial Judge: "What's wrong with the lawyer you have?"

Defendant: "He doesn't listen to anything I say."

Trial Judge: "What about that, counselor?"

Public Defender: "I'm sorry, Judge.  I wasn't listening."

"If it weren't for my lawyer, I'd still be in prison. 
It went a lot faster with two people digging."
 - Joe Martin

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