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jberryhill

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1. Example #483 on "Why lawyers shouldn't try cases in the media"

Reply to AKing (Original post)

Tue Apr 23, 2019, 12:34 PM

Apr 2019

When you see a lawyer on TV talking about a case in which they are involved, they are not helping anyone.

The problem with their basic claim is that they have to prove that what Smollet's lawyers said - "These two guys attacked Smollet" - hurts them in some material way more than their admitted facts that "These two guys attacked Smollet because he paid them to fake a hate crime".

Like, which scenario makes anyone think less of them? The damage to their reputation and careers comes primarily as a consequence of what they agreed to do, and admit to having done, in the first place.

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Jussie Smollett's Lawyers Sued By Alleged Attacker Brothers [View all] AKing Apr 2019 OP

Example #483 on "Why lawyers shouldn't try cases in the media" jberryhill Apr 2019 #1

Big mistake Cartoonist Apr 2019 #2

Merely "staging a false crime" is a crime where? jberryhill Apr 2019 #3

They aren't going to go after the brothers ripcord Apr 2019 #5

They still have to admit Cartoonist Apr 2019 #6

They haved already admitted it ripcord Apr 2019 #7

The Osundairoses are right to sue them first rocktivity Apr 2019 #4

Good for them. I hope they sue Smollet into poverty. oldsoftie Apr 2019 #8