Workers' bias suit ends in win, slur

The Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | Posted on Tue, Dec. 20, 2005 | By John Shiffman, Inquirer Staff Writer

[On the Road to Serfdom]

I think they have rules of conduct they must abide by at all times, even outside of trials. Plus, the fact that this was communication with the jurors makes it related to the case (though I don't think that is a necessary condition for a lawyer to break ethics rules.)

[GreenLanternCorps]

He is an Officer of the Court and this matter, even though it was outside the trial, was directly related to his position as an officer of the court.

[connectthedots]

He is an Officer of the Court and this matter, even though it was outside the trial, was directly related to his position as an officer of the court.

Lawyers are not officers of the court when they are representing clients. They are independent agents acting on behalf of their clients. The USSC has stated exactly that.

[sportutegrl]

I also believe in freedom of speech, and think the judge should not have made it an issue. But since it is out there, we can see how hypocricital these race baiters are. We have a lawyer trying to prove that the local government does not discriminate against whites, but he himself calls them crackers. It is so deliciously ironic.