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...doubt that Congress will pass the new law - and, even if it does, whether such a law could be made retroactive to apply to Lay. "Even this Congress is not going to be party to an attempt to criminalize Ken Lay," says attorney David Berg, author of The Trial Lawyer, What it Takes to Win "when the law has declared him innocent...
...Blind public interest lawyer Chen Guangcheng, meanwhile, found himself on the receiving end of a four-year, three-month sentence last week. He was charged with obstructing traffic and damaging property. Chen, who is best known for his work on behalf of women forced to undergo abortions or sterilizations as part of the nation's family-planning campaign, has said he will appeal the sentence, handed down by a court in his native town of Linyi. Chen has repeatedly angered local party officials in Linyi, particularly through his revelations about the forced sterilization program run in the area. Supporters...
...definitely bruise feelings sometimes because he speaks without ambiguity and knows where he stands," says Ed Firmage, a long-time friend and constitutional scholar, who knew Anderson when was doing prison reform work and taking pro bono cases as a lawyer 20 years ago. "He is a humane, compassionate man and that is why he speaks with such force," adds Firmage...
...Still, none of the theories quite explains why juries are so quick to find guilt, no matter the type of offense, the quality of the lawyer, or the region of the country. It seems that the inspiring scenario of a Henry Fonda-like figure prevailing over those angry men in the jury room really does only happen in the movies. And that can't be good news for a guy who wants to persuade a jury of his peers that he deserved a $190 million paycheck...
...many of his followers. "The authorities have been extremely secretive about what they have on [Jeffs]," says Jessop, "and when it goes to court, a lot of crimes and illegal activity are going to go public and make people realize that these fundamentalist communities need to be handled." (Jeffs' lawyer could not be reached for comment...