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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Nov. 26, 2007

Let Judges Be Judges

Forum Column - By Bruce J. Einhorn - The long-awaited victory of the "L.A. Eight" doesn't represent a victory for just immigrants' rights; it's also a reassuring win for the concept of an independent judiciary.

FORUM COLUMN

By Bruce J. Einhorn

      There are times when the old bunk about an independent and fearless judiciary means a good deal."
      - Judge Learned Hand
      In 1992, I was assigned as the fourth trial judge to preside over the federal government's deportation proceedings against Khader Hamide and Michel Shehadeh. These two proceedings involved members of...

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