Will the Bar Stand up to Gingrich’s Tirade Against Judges?
Fair Courts E-lert
Bibliographic Info:
Author: Joel Cohen
Source: Law.com
Date: January 9, 2012
“Every now and then, the organized bar has the duty to stand up and be counted.” So contends attorney Joel Cohen, in a Law.com opinion piece urging the American Bar Association to respond to the recent attacks on the judiciary that have come from Republican presidential candidates, including Newt Gingrich. According to Cohen, “[w]hat the former Speaker of the House doesn't acknowledge is that congressional intrusion into a judge's decision-making undermines the independence that is essential for the country's judiciary to function properly.”