Model Forum / General / Rockets / June 2007

While reading a blog I ran across an item concerning the Scooter Libby
case. It seams that a number of heavyweights want to file in support of
Scooter. Judge Walton's response is interesting...

"It is an impressive show of public service when twelve prominent and
distinguished current and former law professors of well-respected
schools are able to amass their collective wisdom in the course of only
several days to provide their legal expertise to the Court on behalf of
a criminal defendant. The Court trusts that this is a reflection of
these eminent academics' willingness in the future to step to the plate
and provide like assistance in cases involving any of the numerous
litigants, both in this Court and throughout the courts of our nation,
who lack the financial means to fully and properly articulate the merits
of their legal positions even in instances where failure to do so could
result in monetary penalties, incarceration, or worse. The Court will
certainly not hesitate to call for such assistance from these
luminaries, as necessary in the interests of justice and equity,
whenever similar questions arise in the cases that come before it."

I found this, along with comments of course, at:

http://www.davidcorn.com/

I am not sure what this says about Judge Walton's approach to the
NAR/TRA lawsuit.