> This [Arnold & Porter] is a firm that has made its money for decades (and continues to do so) defending Philip Morris against cancer victims. ... In the new m

> This [Arnold & Porter] is a firm that has made its money for decades (and continues to do so) defending Philip Morris against cancer victims. ... In the new morality embraced by much of the legal profession, that makes Trump worse than a company that peddled poison and killed millions of people over decades. I hold no brief for tobacco companies or their counsel, but I assume that, like the rest of us lawyers, you were taught that in court, everyone is entitled to a defense, even those who ought to be social pariahs for their misdeeds. (That said, I confess I haven't figured out how to reconcile that principle with the kinds of scorched-earth defense that big, wealthy companies typically put on against plaintiffs who clearly have a strong case.)