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Attorney Cynthia Orr Sworn in as 51st President of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
As reported by The Champion, San Antonio criminal defense attorney Cynthia Orr was sworn in as the 51st president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Orr has served on the NACDL’s Executive Committee for more than four years, previously holding the offices of president-elect, first vice president, second vice president, secretary and treasurer,…
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Attorney Gerry Goldstein Featured in Hunter S. Thompson’s “Kingdom of Fear”
Author and journalist Hunter S. Thompson documented his past with a collection of stories in “Kingdom of Fear,” including a letter from longtime friend attorney Gerry Goldstein. Goldstein’s 2002 letter to Thompson is a mixture of a friend reaching out to another and questioning the power of local and federal governments. The attorney tells the writer…
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Gerry Goldstein Representing the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
As reported by USA Today on April 11th, 2008, attorney Gerry Goldstein is representing the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a polygamist sect whose religious compound in West Texas was searched. Authorities searched the 1,700-acre compound after a 16-year-old girl called a family violence shelter to report that her 50-year-old husband raped and…
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Attorney Cynthia Orr Discusses Odds of U.S. Supreme Court Granting Certiorari
As reported by the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section, attorney Cynthia Orr said there are persuasive ways to increases the odds of the U.S. Supreme Court granting certiorari. More than 7,000 petitions are filed each year, so most of the justices divide their initial reviews among the clerks each week on a random basis. The…
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Gerry Goldstein’s Extensive Career Highlighted in Midland Reporter-Telegram Article
As reported by the Midland Reporter-Telegram, San Antonio criminal defense attorney Gerry Goldstein has an extensive list of high-profile clients who he represented and a series of captivating stories from throughout his career spanning more than four decades. Goldstein has defended 2 Live Crew against an obscenity charge, former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, a Texan…
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Civil Liberties Attorney Gerry Goldstein Speaks to Gambit Weekly About American Freedoms
Civil Liberties attorney Gerry Goldstein has represented diverse clients throughout the nation for nearly 40 years with the goal of defending the basic rights of Americans, including free speech and expression of religion. Goldstein spoke with Gambit Weekly reporter Jared Jacang Maher about his career and his efforts to defend First Amendment rights. Check out the…
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TACDL President Cynthia Orr Said Support for Death Penalty Waning
Texas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers President Cynthia Orr said support for the death penalty is waning throughout the country, and one U.S. Supreme Court justice called it “an unfortunate part” of the judicial system. In Voice for the Defense, a TACDL publication, Orr said a recent gallop poll showed the public is almost evenly divided on…
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TACDL President Cynthia Orr Discusses the Fourth Amendment and Miranda Rights
Texas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers President Cynthia Orr said search and seizure policies have been improving since the 1950s to provide for more security, but there still is work to be done to protect citizens. In Voice for the Defense, a TACDL publication, Orr said people were questioned without having their rights read to…
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TACDL President Cynthia Orr Said Drug Interdiction Needs to Get Serious
Attorney Cynthia Orr, president of the Texas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, said the country needs to change its methods of tackling the war on drugs. In the January/February 2004 issue of Voice for the Defense, a TACDL publication, Orr said the most effective way to end the flow of illicit drugs into the country…
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Attorney Cynthia Orr Said Texas Legislature Made Mistake Changing Definition of a Word
San Antonio attorney Cynthia Orr, president of the Texas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, said the Texas Legislature may have created a new category of crime when it changed the definition of the word “individual.” As reported by Texas Lawyer, the word “individual” now can include unborn persons from the time of “fertilization until birth.” Orr…
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