“Many of these people came to work at Federal Programs to defend aspects of our constitutional system,” said one lawyer who left the unit during Trump’s second term. “How could they participate in the project of tearing it down?”
“Many of these people came to work at Federal Programs to defend aspects of our constitutional system,” said one lawyer who left the unit during Trump’s second term. “How could they participate in the project of tearing it down?”
Lawyers have an ethical obligation to represent their clients to the best of their ability, so intentionally doing a poor job could be considered a violation and put their license at risk.
I’d rather see Trump bring his best lawyers and rightfully lose in broad daylight anyway.
I would argue that making sure a spurious Nazi argument doesn’t get validated would be a pretty ethical thing…
I don’t exactly think you’re wrong, but I don’t know if I’d stake my (hypothetical) license to practice law on it. They aren’t.
If you have dignity, you don’t work with Trump. Simple.
Still unethical for the lawyer. They are being paid to represent a client. Doesn’t matter if that client’s argument is ethical in and of itself.