Wednesday, March 3, 2010

on the subject of honesty...

"The law isn’t neutral. To argue in favor of ‘well-settled precedent’ is a choice that’s furthering an agenda.... It’s a much more rational, realistic place to start by acknowledging that both sides of the coin are really pushing an agenda."

Alina Das, NYU Law Forum, Feb. 24, "Lessons for Activists: What Law School Didn't Teach Me (Or I Didn't Stop to Learn)"