Our lawyers had their chat with the Supreme Court Justice, and promised to repast the chat to other members of the Supreme Court to find out whether they wanted to hear us out.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
My lawyer has been a good friend of mine for a long time. He and I continuously have conversations.
When I worked in the Department of Justice, in the office of the solicitor general, it was my job to argue cases for the United States before the Supreme court. I always found it very moving to stand before the justices and say, 'I speak for my country.'
We're lawyers. We present the arguments, and the court sorts out the merits.
I answered their questions truthfully and honestly, but I would prefer not to say more. I assume the information was routed back and that is why I was not called to testify.
As a result of this article, I was invited to testify in the Senate Judiciary Committee on privacy law.
We provided complete protection to witnesses - right of attorney, right of record, right to cross-examine, and open hearing if they desired. Only Mr. Lane asked for an open hearing.
Under Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., the Justice Department prosecuted more people for having unauthorized discussions with reporters than all prior administrations combined.
Most conversations are simply monologues delivered in the presence of a witness.
We had to go on and do the work of the court and we did.
In rendering its decision in our case, the Supreme Court equated money with speech because these days it takes the first to make yourself heard.