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The United States, like any great power, is always going to have an intelligence operation, and some electronic surveillance is obligatory in the modern world.

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When Obama took office, Republican appointees controlled ten of the thirteen circuit courts of appeals; Democratic appointees now constitute a majority in nine circuits. Because federal judges have life tenure, nearly all of Obama's judges will continue serving well after he leaves office.

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The assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy led directly to the passage of a historic law, the Gun Control Act of 1968.

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I'm a big fan of good grades. But I am going to suggest to you that you will find that the skills of a student are of somewhat less use to you once you get out into what is sometimes referred to as 'the real world.'

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Students follow rules. Students complete assignments. The job of students - in part, at least - is to please their teachers. Now, I realize I may be exaggerating a little here, but basically I think I'm right: students do what they're told.

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My own career reflects a strange dichotomy between the world we've long known and the world that will become.

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Everyone wants to be paid well - I know that I certainly do. But there are lots of other satisfactions that we get from our work. To feel needed. To feel accomplishment. To believe that our work matters. Being a lawyer gives you a rare chance to experience that kind of success.

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I think trials are inherently dramatic and interesting and are always going to be part of the news.

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There is always sleaze in the news. And you know what? The news is always a combination of things that are interesting and things that are important.

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The role of the defense is to be an advocate for their client, regardless of whether he did it or not, within the bounds of the law.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Lawyer

Born: May 21st, 1960

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