counsel

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We still have a right to trial by jury, a right to counsel, due process—all of these basic protections in the playbook that we assume everyone is working from.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

The former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain player's defense counsel submitted a technical report stating that water quality in the region on the date of the alleged spill was within acceptable limits.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Fernandez signed a guilty plea to life without the possibility of parole but later filed a resentencing petition, arguing that she was coerced into the plea and that her state-appointed defense attorney provided ineffective counsel.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

The name change, filed with the Delaware secretary of state’s office, was signed by Blue Owl’s general counsel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

‘But we must hold together. I will follow your counsel.’

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien