Carl Tobias
Carl Tobias
case litigation strategy
One case does not a whole litigation strategy make.
circuit decade good half job likely question relevant strong
It is a strong endorsement. The question is: How relevant is it? Someone who was on the 3 rd Circuit for a decade and a half and has done a good job is likely to get this rating.
momentous time
It is a momentous decision, and they need more time to think about it.
hold judge probable verdict
I think it's pretty probable that the verdict would hold up. My sense is that the judge was pretty careful.
against jury testimony turn
His testimony could turn the jury against him.
case eyes government tie
If the government does not so tie him, this may weaken the case in the jury's eyes.
confirmed majority mistakes needs saying senators trouble votes whose
He is saying as little as he needs to be confirmed and hasn't made many mistakes that trouble a majority of senators whose votes he needs.
behavior erratic hard mean testimony
His behavior is so erratic it's hard to know what his testimony will mean for his case. But he has a right to testify.
airport becomes difficult doubly percent security
They've said airport security was 50 percent of the case, and it was always a difficult case. So now it becomes doubly difficult.
court others
By and large, the court is very deferential to this administration and others before it.
attack difficult judge presented respect
He anticipated an attack on him. I have a lot of respect for a judge who, presented with a difficult decision, admits it's going to be tough. He has discharged his oath.
jury likely seems
If he had not testified, it seems likely the jury would have come in in his favor.
answers anybody gotten hearing reason sees today troubling
I don't think anybody today sees a reason for a filibuster, but they may after the hearing if the answers are troubling to them or they feel they haven't gotten the answers to important questions.
counter families hard imagine people survivors
All the survivors and families of people who perished on 9/11 will be called, and it's hard to imagine how to counter any of that.