[EllaMinnow]

Gloria Allred didn't defend the Menendez brothers, Leslie Abramson did.

Here's the difference.
Leslie Abramson didn't claim they didn't do it - she claimed they were driven to it by years of abuse. She used the "abuse excuse" well enough to get a hung jury the first time, but it didn't work again the second time.

If Leslie Abramson had claimed the parents committed suicide - then she would have been pulling a Feldy.

[Jaded]

So, so, sorry, Abramson used to be the blonde. Knew it was one of those LA.. Alred was ...Simpson. They both got tons of face time afterwards.

The abuse excuse was pretty thin, IMO. Very popular there for a while.

I really do think they should revisit televising entire trials though, because it turns in to a costly circus. Opening, fine, closing fine... Oh wait, there's money involved.