Floyd Abrams

Judy's view is that any purported waiver she got from anyone was not on the face of it sufficiently broad, read more

Judy's view is that any purported waiver she got from anyone was not on the face of it sufficiently broad, clear and uncoerced.

[That position, Abrams said, led Miller's team to assume that Libby wasn't really keen on seeing Miller testify, no matter read more

[That position, Abrams said, led Miller's team to assume that Libby wasn't really keen on seeing Miller testify, no matter what Libby's lawyers implied--a hesitation that gave Miller pause.] He didn't call. He didn't write, ... you draw certain conclusions.

Today's result is overdue. Mayor Giuliani should have never started this destructive fight with the First Amendment and should surely read more

Today's result is overdue. Mayor Giuliani should have never started this destructive fight with the First Amendment and should surely have agreed to stop it long ago.

I used to watch him practice. It was a sort of Jimmy Stewart style. Denis was a very soft-spoken, self-effacing, read more

I used to watch him practice. It was a sort of Jimmy Stewart style. Denis was a very soft-spoken, self-effacing, overly modest person who left many flashier lawyers in his wake as he persuaded judges and juries alike that what he said could be trusted and should carry the day.

coerced and had been required as a condition for Libby's continued employment at the White House.

coerced and had been required as a condition for Libby's continued employment at the White House.