New York State Bar
Association (NYSBA) President Henry M. Greenberg issued the following statement
regarding the Department of Justice’s intervention in the Roger Stone case:
“The intervention by senior Department of Justice
officials in the sentencing of Roger Stone is an assault on a bedrock principle
of the rule of law — the apolitical administration of justice. Our nation was
founded on the principle that everyone must be treated equally in the eyes of
the law, regardless of political affiliation. Politics has no place in the
courtroom. I commend the four
prosecutors who bravely resigned in protest over the misguided effort to
influence the sentencing of a political ally of the President.”
About the New York State Bar
Association
The
New York State Bar Association is the largest voluntary state bar association
in the nation. Since 1876, NYSBA has helped shape the development of law,
educated and informed the legal profession and the public, and championed the
rights of New Yorkers through advocacy and guidance in our communities.
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