Rowan Scarborough has the top story at Human Events today.
Some of the nation’s wealthiest and most powerful law firms have donated hundreds of millions of dollars in free legal services to terror suspects at the Guantanamo Bay prison.
Their work, bolstered by left-wing activists groups, has helped to free, or force the transfer, of hundreds of al Qaeda suspects to third countries. Some have gone back to terrorism and the job of trying to kill Americans.
The work of big American law firms on behalf of al Qaeda is drawing new attention since Attorney General Eric Holder decided this month that Khalid Sheik Mohammed, who orchestrated the murder of over 3,000 9-11, is coming to New York City for trial. Holder was a partner at Covington & Burling, which in 2005 gave one its attorneys an award for aiding 17 Yemeni suspects at Guantanamo.
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Noble? Ethical?
RedBeard Tuesday, November 24th at 4:00PM EST (link)No, this work on behalf of terrorists goes deep into the smarmy realm of aiding-and-abetting.
Think crooked mob lawyers, only with a much higher body count.
Standard-bearer for grouchy curmudgeonry since, oh, 1975 or so.
Continue Pro Bono Representation
Just_Saying Tuesday, November 24th at 6:48PM EST (link)So, let these “wealthiest and most powerful law firms” continue to represent the terrorists; the taxpayers should not have to pay for the defense.
(Doesn’t it seem self-serving, and not pro bono, for them to represent the terrorists if they end up being paid millions of dollars to now represent the terrorists in federal court?)
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