WSJ Calls Gitmo Pro Bono Lawyers ‘the Latest in Radical Chic’
Large law firms have lined up to provide “legal dream teams” for the world’s most dangerous men at Guantanamo, outgunning the 60 or so Justice Department lawyers handling about 200 habeas appeals, according to a newspaper editorial.
The Wall Street Journal column decrying the imbalance is headlined “Gitmo Lawyers Are the Latest in Radical Chic.”
The newspaper suggests that the DOJ lawyers could also use some free legal help. It offers one suggestion: Talented law firm partners or legal scholars could wade through amicus briefs supporting the detainees and offer their own analysis.
It says many of the partners at big law firms helping the detainees are “backed up by legions of associates, outside legal experts, human-rights centers and concerned law students.” Many of the firms are aided by law professors from schools such as Stanford, Yale, Northwestern and Fordham.
“Helping out Justice would be a service to both the country and the rule of law,” the article says.
