To: Antoninus
Pro-bono indicates that he volunteered to work on this case. What kind of lawyer seeks out a sodomy "rights" case to work on for free? As one of the top appellate litigators at his firm, he probably was approached by whoever was working on this case for tips about how to approach the issue. That's what the article seems to indicate.
That's not uncommon at a law firm. The subject-matter of the case was probably irrelevant to him. He just gave advice to a colleague based on his years of experience arguing before the Supreme Court.
179 posted on
08/04/2005 9:32:37 AM PDT by
Modernman
("A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy." -Disraeli)
To: Modernman
That's not uncommon at a law firm. The subject-matter of the case was probably irrelevant to him. He just gave advice to a colleague based on his years of experience arguing before the Supreme Court.
That's the hope. Forgive me for having my ... cough, Souter, cough ... doubts.
185 posted on
08/04/2005 9:42:01 AM PDT by
Antoninus
(Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini, Hosanna in excelsis!)
To: Modernman
That's not uncommon at a law firm. The subject-matter of the case was probably irrelevant to him. He just gave advice to a colleague based on his years of experience arguing before the Supreme Court.
Particularly if gay collegues who may have been spearheading the effort came to him for advice on the case.
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