Carl Tobias
Carl Tobias
almost articulate likable sort
very articulate but sort of reserved, almost kind of shy. And so I think he is a very likable sort of person.
balance civil expect government highly issues judges legal liberties mechanisms national needs relevant rights security seems sensitive sort trying
It seems to me that it would be relevant to a person's case. I would expect the government to say that it is highly sensitive material, but we have legal mechanisms to balance the national security needs with the rights of defendants. I think judges are very conscientious about trying to sort out these issues and balance civil liberties and national security.
best confront criminal frequently information juries reach resolve sort weigh
Juries frequently confront contradictory information, especially in criminal trials. Juries then must sort through all of the evidence, sift and weigh it, resolve the contradictions as best they can, and reach a determination.
hold judge probable verdict
I think it's pretty probable that the verdict would hold up. My sense is that the judge was pretty careful.
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.
momentous time
It is a momentous decision, and they need more time to think about it.
depends five involved policy white
It depends on how extensively she was involved in policy making in her five years in the White House.
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.
high liability needs negligence prove question shield standard unusual
The question is how high the liability shield needs to be. I think 'willful misconduct' is too high. We usually use some kind of negligence standard in these situations. It would be very unusual that you could prove that intentional misconduct had happened.
cake eat question
The question is, can they have their cake and eat it too?
clearly congress procedure provided seems understand
I don't understand why that wasn't used. Congress has clearly provided for what was going on. It seems to be that that procedure should have been followed.
confirmed majority mistakes needs saying senators trouble votes whose
He is saying as little as he needs to be confirmed and hasn't made many mistakes that trouble a majority of senators whose votes he needs.
case eyes government tie
If the government does not so tie him, this may weaken the case in the jury's eyes.
came case circumstance dire government overstated seem strong
The government may have overstated the dire circumstances going in. But when they actually came to prosecute the case, it didn't seem as dire or as strong a case when they came to the courthouse.