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What does it mean?
He warns that facing a lawyer who treats your lifestyle as a crime is bleak.
In plain terms
He says a trial with such a lawyer is unpleasant.
What can you take from it?
Legal representation should respect personal autonomy.

Where it applies

  • court cases
  • civil liberties

Putting it to work

  • choose sympathetic counsel
  • know your rights

Questions to consider

  • How can one find a supportive lawyer?
  • What rights protect lifestyle choices?

Another view

It assumes all lawyers share this hostile view.

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