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Last July, a federal appeals court -- inundated by Wall Street lawyers and hired-gun "experts" -- agreed with the Street.

Robert Reich: The Remarkable Political Stupidity of the Street Robert Reich 2011

Last July, a federal appeals court -- inundated by Wall Street lawyers and hired-gun "experts" -- agreed with the Street.

Robert Reich: The Remarkable Political Stupidity of the Street Robert Reich 2011

We know the difference between casting director and line producer so when was it ever a hired-gun director's (who didn't live up to the media's prediction after his first film) final call when it comes to casting a studio's project?

Two Character Banners from M. Night Shyamalan’s THE LAST AIRBENDER – Collider.com 2010

But, since it began writing proposals for rules in July 2010, the CFTC has literally been buried by the pushback from industry lobbyists, hired-gun lawyers, derivatives broker/dealers and virtually every industrial corporation with a trading desk that depends even marginally on derivatives activity to protect or augment profits.

Daniel Dicker: Opaque Commodity Trading: You'll Be Paying for it at the Pump Daniel Dicker 2011

Last July, a federal appeals court -- inundated by Wall Street lawyers and hired-gun "experts" -- agreed with the Street.

Robert Reich: The Remarkable Political Stupidity of the Street Robert Reich 2011

Cooper is a star lawyer for the right-wing, and has had a long time to think of an answer to that question; he was, after all, the hired-gun appellate attorney brought in to try to overturn the historic first freedom to marry trial we won in Hawaii in the 1990's The reason a smart lawyer like

Evan Wolfson: After Historic Prop 8 Ruling, What's Next for the Freedom to Marry 2010

In a way, this is surprising, given that their lead attorney, Charles Cooper, was also the hired-gun brought in by the state of Hawaii to shore up its case in 1990's.

Evan Wolfson: Fourteen Years After Hawaii: New Freedom to Marry Case in California; Same Old, Same Old From Opponents 2010

Think of it as a battlefield filled with muscled-up, militarized intelligence operatives, hired-gun contractors doing military duty, and privatized “native” guard forces.

Tom Engelhardt: The CIA Surges 2010

Indeed, in one recent arbitration a broker, a senior executive and a hired-gun expert witness from a major firm all testified that structured products are unrelated to options, so the options rules don't apply.

Don't Count On The Government To Save You From The Sharks 2010

Cooper is a star lawyer for the right-wing, and has had a long time to think of an answer to that question; he was, after all, the hired-gun appellate attorney brought in to try to overturn the historic first freedom to marry trial we won in Hawaii in the 1990's The reason a smart lawyer like

Evan Wolfson: After Historic Prop 8 Ruling, What's Next for the Freedom to Marry 2010