ATRA branches out into criminal law
Sherman "Tiger" Joyce, the president of the American Tort Reform Association, has put his considerable fundraising and organizing skills to use starting a new group, the Association for Truth and Fairness, which is raising money for a legal defense fund for the former Duke lacrosse players accused of raping and kidnapping an exotic dancer. So far the group has raised $750,000, according to this news account. Joyce is apparently a family friend of one of the accused players. ...
If they have money left over after the criminal case is finished, can they use it to fund a civil suit?
Posted by: Webdude | February 07, 2007 at 02:36 PM
Given that (1) the DA in the Duke case is clearly guilty of violating these defendants' constitutional rights in a number of ways, and (2) the evidence now coming out strongly suggests that the alleged crime never happened, I have no problem with anyone raising money for the defense fund. Do you think there is something wroing with it?
Posted by: Elliot | February 07, 2007 at 06:20 PM