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Sadly, Members Of The Public Aren’t Smart Enough To Understand The Law

This deputy U.S. attorney has little faith in laypeople's intelligence.

By Staci Zaretsky on October 17, 2013 2:55 pm

The purpose of a quote is to be quoted and draw attention to the case. Laypeople can’t read a complaint.

— Richard Zabel, Deputy U.S. Attorney for the S.D.N.Y., responding to Judge Richard Sullivan’s criticism of “tabloid”-style press releases from the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office.