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Sounds like an interesting guy.
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Actually the most important point was how well his most famous client did:
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Some cases you just can’t win.
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Sort of like SAE.
Sure, he’s a Republican and that sounds horrible now after them falling completely off the deep end, but defending Abbie Hoffman and defending some guy’s first amendment rights to fly a Vietcong flag are good things. So again, I wouldn’t read anything whatsoever into who an attorney represents. I also wouldn’t read anything into him losing an election against Boren. Seems the guy just has his niche and is a prominent OK attorney and that’s all.
He could still be a total dick, but I’ve yet to hear anything that suggests it.
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100% this. Criticizing Jones for the people he represents is the exact sort of smear that unfairly torpedoed Debo Adegbile’s Assistant AG nomination.
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He looks like the love child of Mitch McConnell and Warren Buffett.
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This story comes dangerously close to the nonsense conservatives always seem to be spewing about attorneys. Our justice system is made stronger when the most loathsome defendants receive excellent representation and I will never hold it against a lawyer for providing that service to their clients and their country.
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Good, sounds like these horrible people will have very competent legal representation. Wouldn’t have it any other way.
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ABA Model Rule 1.2(b): A lawyer’s representation of a client, including representation by appointment, does not constitute an endorsement of the client’s political, economic, social or moral views or activities.
It’s a damn shame that this principle no longer applies to presidential nominees, after the filibuster of Debo Adegbile. But it still matters. There’s nothing wrong with Catherine Thompson’s article - those are interesting facts - but I hope nobody reads any more into it.
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Everyone is entitled to a good defense. I’m proud that my son-in-law is a public defender.
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I agree with you. I don’t have a problem with Lawyers defending unpopular people.
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Nor do I have a problem with attorneys representing unpopular people.
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I have a problem with clients who pick a lawyer because he defended a particular unpopular person.
Bet they didn’t know about the rest of it.
I have both a son-in-law and daughter, both seasoned PDs and trial attorneys.
You think innocent people don’t get wrongfully charged now and again?
I’ve got news for you.
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Irrelevant: His background and who he represented. He is an attorney, he represents people accused of crimes.
Relevant: The idiotic people he represents… Let’s focus on that, not this childish nonsense.
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What childish nonsense?
An Attorney’s background and who he represents. Many Attorney’s have represented murders, terrorists, etc. That means squat. The issue is what the frat assholes did, and the case against them. We should be discussing the legal aspects of the case. Does he have a case to sue, etc. That’s what’s important. I want these assholes expelled at the least, and hopefully with no reimbursement of tuition due to violating school ethics. Did they sign orientation papers and violate what was on them? Things like that. Not “he’s a doo doo head”. Who cares? Even if he was a great guy, that is not relevant. The legal issues are.
Have you seen anyone say anything negative about Stephen Jones’ background or him taking this case? If you don’t like this article you can always ignore it.
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