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Vouchsafing Democracy: On The Confluence Of Governmental Duty, Constitutional Right, And Religious Mission Symposium On Law And Religion, Ruti Teitel

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Religion And The Public Defender, Sadiq Reza

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It takes a special breed to have the understanding, compassion

and dedication to do what criminal defense lawyers do .... As

for public defenders - they are doing God's work. If Christ had

been a lawyer, he would have been a public defender.

Virtually all public defenders fight a daily battle against burnout

and the creeping erosion of confidence that inevitably accompany

defending acts we cannot condone and protecting those who are

the source of so much harm and grief. . . . Whether the process

unfolds subtly or suddenly, all defenders must confront the disturbing

consequences of their zealous …