re: #147 HappyWarrior

When do attorneys get protections from having moral objections to defending criminals because that’s where this is going. Have your beliefs, but if they get away if your job, either swallow your pride or find a new line of work.

Don’t they, though? The leeway in refusing a client is pretty damn broad, certainly for criminal defence attorneys.

edit and last I heard, “I don’t feel I can properly, wholeheartedly represent this client” still stood a good chance at getting permission to fire a client you’d already accepted (which is a damn sight harder than just refusing a client, as it should be).