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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

“5) Remember professional ethics. When political leaders set a negative example, professional commitments to just practice become more important. It is hard to subvert a rule-of-law state without lawyers, or to hold show trials without judges. Authoritarians need obedient civil servants, and concentration camp directors seek businessmen interested in cheap labor.”

law firms need to show some spine in the face subversion of the law by supposed guardians of the law.