Word: lawyerly
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...Harvard colleagues describe Goodheart as a brilliant lawyer with a sharp wit and an even sharper pen, who feels that his job requires him not to talk to the press--even though he was once a journalist himself...
...soon moved to the Boston law of Hill & Barlow, where he worked as a trial lawyer for several years...
...Chief Justice Rehnquist is considered a long shot for the Democrats, but he is a staunch supporter of state autonomy - a cause generally championed by conservatives - which could bode well for upholding the Florida Supreme Court's decision. If Gore lawyer David Boies can hammer home a states' rights argument, the Chief Justice could conceivably abandon his previous vote. Another consideration for Rehnquist: This decision will likely define his term as Chief Justice. The political considerations are staggering; no Court has ever played such an active role in determining the presidency before, so Rehnquist in particular may exercise extra caution...
...Justice Souter also came down particularly hard on Olson and may have given the attorney a bit of a scare. He and Justice Breyer grilled the Bush lawyer as to what standard might be acceptable "in the hypothetical situation that a recount does recommence." Souter pointed out that without an objective standard, some voters might be disenfranchised, which would violate the "equal protection" clause of the Constitution. "Don't we need a standard," the Justice demanded? Olson agreed that should the high court remand the case to the Florida Circuit Courts and Secretary of State Katherine Harris, he would accept...
...Gore attorney's appearance prompted quite a few barbed queries from Justice Scalia, who was audibly displeased with several of Boies' responses. Justice O'Connor, as well, posed tough questions to the Gore lawyer; at one point she asked him why the Florida Supreme Court had not responded to the high court's remand of a decision to extend the certification deadline. Boies didn't seem to have an answer...