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onenote

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4. where does one find a requirement that every lawyer on a defense team

Reply to ArcticFox (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 18, 2020, 12:41 PM

Jan 2020

have equal responsibilities for all issues?

I've been involved in lots of cases in which the legal team is made up of lawyers with expertise in different areas and whose role as part of the legal team has been limited to the area in which they are specialists. It doesn't make them witnesses.

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Trump's team announced yesterday a witness in impeachment proceedings [View all] ArcticFox Jan 2020 OP

Not really. They described the role of a lawyer making a legal argument. onenote Jan 2020 #1

House managers can challenge Derschowitz' role in the trial and file a motion to disqualify him. Eyeball_Kid Jan 2020 #2

But he accepts no responsibility beyond that one hour argument ArcticFox Jan 2020 #3

where does one find a requirement that every lawyer on a defense team onenote Jan 2020 #4

Lawrence Tribe was on Chris Hayes last night Bayard Jan 2020 #5