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Should Lawyers Participate In Rigged Systems: The Case Of The Military Commissions, Mary M. Cheh
Should Lawyers Participate In Rigged Systems: The Case Of The Military Commissions, Mary M. Cheh
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Lawyers often represent clients when the odds are long or a catastrophe likely. The facts might be harmful, the evidence overwhelming, or the law clearly on the side of the opponent. Still, we do the best we can. But what if the system is rigged? What if the system has the trappings of a fair fight, but is, in fact, skewed to one side and, by design, the lawyer cannot fully defend the client? What if the lawyer can only lend legitimacy to a process that at its core is biased, slanted in favor of the other side, or fundamentally …