Law Firm Porter Wright jumps ship in Pennsylvania

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New: Overnight, the law firm Porter Wright--see below--stepped away from defending the Trump campaign in its federal suit it Pennsylvania.

In a brief motion, lawyers said: "Plaintiffs will be best served if Porter Wright withdraws."

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/09/business/jones-day-trump-election-lawsuits.html

[nebby70]

1. I'd like to think they had an attack of ethics...

.. and not that they assumed our Lt Gov is bully like their boss ...

[no_hypocrisy]

2. More likely a fear of ethics VIOLATIONS.

They're thinking of their polished reputation being sullied.

[RazzleCat]

3. This, a lawyer

can be fined (to the best of my knowledge) for bringing unsubstantiated law suits and or lying to a court. So they are leaving to protect themselves from court actions against them by the court.

[nebby70]

4. so, not everybody can be bought ...

... especially if the buyer will not have power in the near future, huh? ...

[steve2470]

5. I'd like to think my email to them had a very very small part in this...

I asked if I could get a job helping to destroy democracy. Maybe that, and other communications from people, finally piqued the conscience of someone, or they just did the cynical business move.