December 2010
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“I do think it’s clear the defence is operating under the theory that the...”
– Deputy district attorney working on the prosecution of Michael Jackson’s former doctor for involuntary manslaughter with regard to pop star’s death.
Dec 30th
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“This is a hacking statute, the kind of statute they use if you try to break into...”
– Says the lawyer for a man charged with breaking into his ex-wife’s email account, finding evidence of her affair with a man who once beat her in front of her child, and turning the emails over to that child’s father, a third man
Dec 28th
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“Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has the legal right to pardon...”
– Lawyer for an Iranian student sentenced to death following his conviction on charges of waging war against God.
Dec 27th
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“You’d have to be a Nazi death camp guard to meet this standard. Unless they...”
– A lawyer talking about an amputee’s lack of legal recourse in the face of recent Texas tort reform legislation
Dec 21st
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“If the person knew they had herpes, for instance, and failed to tell their...”
– Attorney discussing the rise in lawsuits regarding STDs
Dec 20th
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“This is just diplomatic language they are using. Banks is a liability to the CIA...”
– Lawyer theorizing about why CIA Islamabad chief was called back to US by the Agency, which cited “security concerns”
Dec 19th
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“At least on CSI on TV they would have tested each sample. It’s elementary.”
– Defense attorney in a NY illegal dumping case
Dec 18th
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“What you have is a non-lawyer engaged in unauthorized practice of law, and that...”
– Max Gardner, a consumer bankruptcy lawyer and an expert on foreclosures
Dec 17th
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“Ideally she would like to buy Frank out.”
– Lawyer for wife of Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, commenting on their divorce.
Dec 16th
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“This is a man who has done nothing wrong, the allegations are false, he...”
– AM - Assange lawyer says appeal hearing will be within 48 hours 15/12/2010
Dec 15th