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That's the name of an interesting editorial in the New York Times today, criticizing those who have criticized administration lawyers who previously represented Guantanamo detainees. It's final paragraph applies not only to the representation of detainees, but also more broadly to the practice of criminal defense. It bears repeating here:
If lawyers who take on controversial causes are demonized with impunity, it will be difficult for unpopular people to get legal representation ? and constitutional rights that protect all Americans will be weakened. That is a high price to pay for scoring cheap political points.
Full post as published by Second Circuit Sentencing Blog on March 08, 2010 (boomark / email).
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