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Government,
Law Practice

Dec. 29, 2021

Facts remain stubborn things

The law and modern lawyering’s subtle role in setting forensic standards and a rhetorical tone necessary for democracy should not be underestimated.

Robert L. Bastian Jr.

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The law and modern lawyering's subtle role in setting forensic standards and a rhetorical tone necessary for democracy should not be underestimated. Case in point is the recent controversy over Fox News commentator Jesse Watters' instruction to his college student audience how they should go in for a "kill shot" against Dr. Anthony Fauci, the civil servant, immunologist, chief medical advisor to the president, and principal spokesperson in the public effort addressing...

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