Posted on 08/23/2004 4:34:56 PM PDT by Libloather
The American way
On the other side of the Atlantic, where juries are revered, UK lawyers’ squeamishness about serving is given short shrift, as everyone over there is expected to do their bit. “Juries are one of the hallmarks of a well-functioning democracy,” says Covington & Burling white collar crime partner Lanny Breuer, who is the lawyer who represented Bill Clinton in his impeachment proceedings. “A citizen can’t be imprisoned or have his or her liberty taken away simply by the act of an official such as a judge, and that’s why we put juries on such a pedestal.”
In reality, most Americans go to jury service with exactly the same sense of dread as they do in the UK and, as Breuer points out, “busy professionals are always looking for excuses to get out of it”. But do they manage it? “No,” he replies. In fact, this month the lawyer himself reported for jury duty in Washington, despite the fact that he is currently representing Sandy Berger, the senior adviser to John Kerry accused of removing classified documents from the US National Archives – the biggest case in the US at the moment.
(Excerpt) Read more at thelawyer.com ...
Yeah, really. I am having so much fun with the Kerry implosion that I forgot about it. The media sure as hell did not remind me......
"the biggest case in the US at the moment"
*crickets*
The media are not your friend.
it's called, 'The Official Act'......
/sarcasm
"the biggest case in the US at the moment"
It really IS! This POS relic clintonista needs to be burned hard and fast - preferably on the electric chair - but whimps, even here, don't believe in punishment designed to discourage others.
It's a shame nobody really cares anymore.
Wonder if Berger's paid any visits to the DOD?
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Somebody better tell 'The Lawyer' that Sandy Berger is a Democrat and therefore America's mainstream media is doing its best to ignore "the biggest case in the US at the moment".
I've seen a new name for Sandy....his new name is Sandy Burglar!!!!
Ping to an article that will only interest you in that is says the case against Sandy Berger is the biggest case in the country right now.
If Sandy Berger doesn't go to prison for this there is something wrong with the American system of jurisprudence. Fifty years ago he would have been on trial for his life, and he should be now.
As a unified Conservative voice, it behooves us to learn to keep at least two issues on the front burner. The SB story is at least as important as the SBVFT one.
I was foolish enough to think when the Sandy Berger story first broke that this would remain big news. And adversely impact the Kerry campaign.
Instead, it's dropped off the radar.
I'll be glad to see the story come back.
-- Joe
Ah, Dean Acheson's old law firm--the one that hired Alger Hiss' brother and took up a collection to defend Hiss:
Donald Hiss was born December 15, 1906, at Baltimore, Maryland. Donald Hiss is a brother of Alger Hiss. Donald Hiss attended John Hopkins University receiving his BA degree in June 1929. He then attended Harvard Law School and received his LLB degree in June 1932. In 1942, he was an Assistant to Legal Advisor at the Department of State. Donald Hiss was rejected following an Armed forces physical in 1943 due to his psychoneurosis. He resigned from the State Department on March 26, 1945, for reasons of health. In 1946, he was at the Labor Department. In 1947, he joined the law firm Covington, Burling, Rublee, Acheson and Shorb. He was a professor of International Law at the School of Advanced International Studies. On February 9, 1949, Bureau Agents attempted to interview Donald Hiss at his office, Room 710, Union Trust Building, 15th & H Streets, N. W., Washington, D.C. He refused to discuss the Alger Hiss case with them saying he had testified under oath before the Grand Jury in New York City. If they wanted to ask some questions, he would answer them, but he was not going to discuss his testimony before the Grand Jury.
Ya never know, Sandy Berger might have Kerry's Military files stuffed down his pants. >:o)
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