Fry Him, Then Try Him?
      The standards employed in the court of public opinion are very different from those of our court system, which is why many of us often conclude that someone is guilty of wrongdoing merely because he or she has been accused. Even allowing for the lessstringent criteria, however, it is dangerous to reflexively make such judgments.
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Right Pick for Chief Judge
      Governor Paterson may have been upset about the lack of a female candidate on the list of seven nominees to be the state's Chief Judge, but he chose well in tapping Jonathan Lippman to fill the post. While it is unusual to pick someone who is not already sitting on the Court of Appeals to preside over the state's highest court, Mr.
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