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Lawyers In The Cheap Seats

Scott Greenfield · 27 Aug 2026 · blog.simplejustice.us ↗

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  1. Our reading

    Killing suspected drug smugglers at sea without trial is murder, because smuggling is not a capital offence.

    Their wordsEven if it turned out that they were drug smugglers, as claimed, and even if it turned out that they were bringing drugs to the United States, a dubious proposition, the penalty for smuggling drugs is not summary execution.
    Interesting

  2. Our reading

    A military that disconnects its orders from the law and from legal advice has no limit on what it will do when commanded.

    Their wordsBut once the military disconnects its orders from the law, the Constitution and the counsel of “lawyers in the cheap seats,” there is no limit to what it will do if commanded.
    Interesting