Carl Tobias
Carl Tobias
counter families hard imagine people survivors
All the survivors and families of people who perished on 9/11 will be called, and it's hard to imagine how to counter any of that.
begin case felt people soon weak
It's too soon to say Merck has momentum. Many people felt the Irvin case was a weak case to begin with. It was a short-term usage case.
although believe clear early people roberts similar
It's too early to tell. Some people believe that Roberts may be similar to Rehnquist in his jurisprudence, although that's not at all clear yet.
injured life people takes
More and more people who have been injured or think they've been injured come forward. It takes on a life of its own.
easy good paint people trying
Merck is trying to paint this as a tie, but it is really not so good for them because people thought they would have had an easy win.
closely despite litigation loss ought people watching win
Most people watching this litigation closely thought that Merck ought to win it. Despite the characterizations by Merck so far, I think this was really a loss for them.
allegiance court directly faced issue pledge supreme whether
The Supreme Court has not directly faced the issue of whether 'under God' in the Pledge of Allegiance violates the First Amendment.
cares extent house warning white
It's a warning to the extent the White House cares or listens.
courts draw federal inclined juries
The juries you draw in federal courts are more favorably inclined to institutional defendants.
jury likely seems
If he had not testified, it seems likely the jury would have come in in his favor.
coming confirmed prevent
It's probably the only thing that could prevent him from being confirmed right now, barring something coming from out of nowhere.
charges citizen concern great hold issue likely means whether
This means the issue of whether you can hold a citizen 3 1/2 years without charges will likely be unresolved, which is of great concern to many.
moderate specter
Specter is the key, and then it comes down to moderate Republicans and where we were in May.
circuit decade good half job likely question relevant strong
It is a strong endorsement. The question is: How relevant is it? Someone who was on the 3 rd Circuit for a decade and a half and has done a good job is likely to get this rating.