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Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts) Tue Jan 6, 2015, 08:38 AM Jan 2015

Top U.S. lawyer Dershowitz: can his accusers in sex abuse case be disbarred? [View all]

(Reuters) - Well-known U.S. criminal defense lawyer Alan Dershowitz has vowed to seek the disbarment of two lawyers representing a woman who has accused him of sexually abusing her when she was underage. But legal experts said he faces an uphill battle.

In a filing in Florida federal court last week, former federal judge Paul Cassell and Florida plaintiffs attorney Bradley Edwards said that their client was forced as a minor by financier Jeffrey Epstein to have sex with several people, including Dershowitz and Britain's Prince Andrew.

Dershowitz, a Harvard University professor emeritus, represented Epstein against sex crime charges, for which he served a 13-month sentence after pleading guilty in 2008.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/06/us-andrew-lawsuit-dershowitz-idUSKBN0KF0DH20150106

Dershowitz is a first class Putz. I hope he goes down with his pals.

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Top U.S. lawyer Dershowitz: can his accusers in sex abuse case be disbarred? [View all] Warren Stupidity Jan 2015 OP

This is part of the whole Prince Andrew thing, right? Or am I conflating stories? (nt) Recursion Jan 2015 #1

yup all connected. Warren Stupidity Jan 2015 #2

Can I be the first to say Recursion Jan 2015 #4

No, you're correct. This is part of the Prince Andrew scandal that's about to explode. eom BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #3

Oh I love a good scandal! tavernier Jan 2015 #8

Anyone who has anything to do with Forcing madokie Jan 2015 #5

Dershowitz -Mr. "Attack Iran!" - is a war monger dissentient Jan 2015 #6

Huh? MrBig Jan 2015 #12

One of the attorneys alleging Dershowitz had "sexually abused" Virginia Roberts, is a sleaze bucket. BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #7

"Progressive Alan Derschowitz" alcibiades_mystery Jan 2015 #10

He's not a Leftist Liberal, but from what I've gathered, yes, he's pretty progressive. BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #11

He *was* a liberal. Then he walked the neocon plank. Warren Stupidity Jan 2015 #13

Post removed Post removed Jan 2015 #14

So any jew who is "pro Israel" must of course support torture and war? Warren Stupidity Jan 2015 #15

No. Of course not. BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #16

Plenty of jewish and or Israel supporting politicians, and Dershowitz is not a politician, Warren Stupidity Jan 2015 #17

I'm Jewish and your comment is NOT true of me - other than that I am liberal karynnj Jan 2015 #18

Ahh, "Mr. Defend Torture" Dershowitz is now facing the music for his own actions. hlthe2b Jan 2015 #9