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H. Dean Steward, a defense attorney who filed a renewed motion in August challenging Essayli’s authority, called the decision “a victory for the rule of law and the U.S. Constitution.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Attorney Roberto Rallin rejected the prosecution's argument that Maradona's November 2020 death was foreseeable, while another defense attorney, Francisco Oneto, maintained that his death resulted from an "acute and unpredictable" heart attack.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Davis’s defense attorney Michael Sanft argued the book was a self-aggrandizing fiction designed to profit from Tupac’s slaying and insisted there was little evidence to corroborate his client’s written claims.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

At first, he was too emotional to write a statement, “bawling his eyes out,” Walters’ defense attorney would later claim.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

The defense attorney had objected to the harsh penalty for a twelve-year-old’s first offense and requested a stay, which is the legal term for stalling.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman