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Why would they be pro bono? He comes from a very wealthy family.

• InfiniteLoup 2y ago
  Lawyers tripping over each other to have their names associated with a potentially historic case. Remember how the Kardashian family originally became famous and some of them are billionaires now.
  • ceejayoz 2y ago
    The Kardashians were already close to OJ pre-trial. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Kardashian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Kardashian > Simpson was the best man at Kardashian and Kris Houghton's wedding in 1978. > Following the June 12, 1994, murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, Simpson stayed in Kardashian's house to avoid the media. Kardashian was the man seen carrying Simpson's garment bag the day that Simpson flew back from Chicago. Prosecutors speculated that the bag may have contained Simpson's bloody clothes or the murder weapon. > As one of Simpson's lawyers and a member of the defense "Dream Team", Kardashian could not be compelled or subpoenaed to testify against Simpson in the case, which included Simpson's past history and behavior with his ex-wife Nicole, and as to the contents of Simpson's garment bag.
  • dragonwriter 2y ago
    > Remember how the Kardashian family originally became famous Founding Movie Tunes?
    • InfiniteLoup 2y ago
      That's a very fun fact. Thanks for sharing.
• wil421 2y ago
  There’s one lady who’s represented the Unabomber, Eric Rudolph, Boston bomber(s), and other less notable domestic terrorists.[1] I’m sure there’s other like her who will work on high profile cases to gain recognition. [1]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Clarke https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Clarke
  • ceejayoz 2y ago
    They're often not technically pro-bono. Clarke, for example, gets paid by the government, because they have a vested interest in not having cases overturned on appeal due to insufficient counsel. https://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/judy_clarke_has_a_knack_for_keeping_her_clients_off_death_row https://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/judy_clarke_has_... > Clarke would probably not want anyone to feel indebted to her. In fact, after the Smith case, she returned the $82,944 fee the state paid her, saying that other indigent defendants could use it more.
  • lazystar 2y ago
    this will potentially be a self-defense case. since the shooter had chronic back pain, he could argue that shooting the ceo who denied his healthcare was his only means of protecting himself
    • ceejayoz 2y ago
      There's zero chance of that.
      • lazystar 2y ago
        he's looking for a spectacle. there's zero chance of it working, but 100% chance of garnering more media attention.
    • nradov 2y ago
      That's not how criminal trials work. There are no free speech rights in court. Defendants can't just argue whatever they want. Judges have wide latitude to prohibit certain defenses and generally ban both the prosecution and defense from mentioning legally irrelevant points. Self defense is clearly codified under NY state law and this case doesn't even come close to meeting that standard.