Liberal NYC judge. ** -- ConnHoo 04/17/2018 1:36PM
Reveling in Hannity's misery aside, what's the legal justification for -- Sabremetrician 04/16/2018 3:11PM
Today was the perfect example of an echo-chamber. ** -- psychobilly 04/16/2018 9:42PM
Libs have lost their mind, Hannity has a lawyer OMG no way -- TomKazanski 04/16/2018 4:26PM
Not much of a lawyer, from what I can tell. -- VAGentleman05 04/16/2018 10:14PM
Hannity spent 15 minutes railing about the Cohen raid -- Hood 04/16/2018 5:54PM
Like market analysts are required to disclose their positions and -- TpkeHoo 04/16/2018 6:16PM
Actually responsible journalists DO reveal potential conflicts of interest -- 111Balz 04/16/2018 8:46PM
It's pretty standard journalism 101. -- Shenhoo 04/16/2018 9:55PM
Whenever the WaPo does an item on Amazon they mention Bezos also owns them. ** -- HowieT3 04/16/2018 9:45PM
Trump kinda, sorta mentions that, too, like in passing, whenever he trashes -- Hoo TV 04/17/2018 04:39AM
Its a tight knit group there. ** -- Guy LeDouche 04/16/2018 5:30PM
It's kinda like how Walter, Jesse, Gus, and Nacho all used Saul Goodman. -- WahooRQ 04/16/2018 5:41PM
Gus never used Saul. ** -- KaHOOnah 04/17/2018 07:55AM
Yeah, this is meaningless. If you believe that there's a bridge to Brooklyn -- WaxHoo 04/16/2018 5:20PM
Okay genius, tell us what this means? Hannity colluded? LOL. ** -- Hokieesith 04/16/2018 5:35PM
Hope you've had a fine day, sithie ** -- WaxHoo 04/16/2018 5:38PM
If Hannity were a journalist or if Fox were a real news organization, -- Shenhoo 04/16/2018 4:21PM
I see Hannity played the bad guy in Billy Madison -- WahooMatt05 04/16/2018 4:25PM
Trying to follow the WSJ reporter who is in the courtroom -- WahooMatt05 04/16/2018 3:18PM
Cohen can't break privilege without Hannity's consent. Surprised it was -- Sabremetrician 04/16/2018 3:25PM
As noted below, identity of a client is generally not subject to privilege ** -- Hood 04/16/2018 3:36PM
Hannity is denying that he ever paid Cohen. Is there any client/attorney -- HoosWillWin 04/16/2018 4:07PM
Yes. If Hannity had legal conversations with him, they are still -- JMHoo 04/16/2018 5:07PM
That’s not accurate. Has to be communications in which Hannity reasonably -- KCHoo 04/16/2018 11:19PM
Hannity essentially calling Cohen a liar. Who to believe? -- WahooMatt05 04/16/2018 4:21PM
Because he know people like you and your ilk eat it up, speculate, make -- TomKazanski 04/16/2018 8:50PM
How's that Seth Rich investigation coming along for Sleazy Sean? ** -- Shenhoo 04/16/2018 9:11PM
Ah, that's the kind of explanation I was looking for. I was thinking the -- Seattle .Hoo 04/16/2018 4:31PM
Maybe because it's ethically challenged -- wahoo138 04/16/2018 4:26PM
Well, every DC reporter is now digging into Hannity, so the truth will come -- WahooMatt05 04/16/2018 4:31PM
Probably a safe bet ** -- Hoo TV 04/16/2018 4:36PM
Cohen was doing it pro bono. Just like he paid Daniels pro bono. ** -- HowieT3 04/16/2018 4:11PM
Could have been just a reciprocal, in-kind, compensation arrangement, like -- Hoo TV 04/16/2018 4:23PM
Whether a relationship exists is multi-factor, but one thing is for sure: -- Hood 04/16/2018 4:09PM
As noted below, that is incorrect (and silly). ** -- Sabremetrician 04/16/2018 3:39PM
Are you familiar with the phrase, "Often wrong, but never in doubt"? -- Shenhoo 04/16/2018 6:03PM
None of the cases he cited support what he says. ** -- Sabremetrician 04/16/2018 8:04PM
Not according to the judge, against whose opinion you have not formulated a -- Shenhoo 04/16/2018 9:16PM
Pretty much describes Hood in this case. ** -- Sabremetrician 04/16/2018 8:02PM
No, you are wrong -- Hood 04/16/2018 3:52PM
That makes oh-for-three on your legal support ** -- Sabremetrician 04/16/2018 4:36PM
You brought a knife to a gun fight -- Hood 04/16/2018 5:30PM
If you're correct, why didn't each court simply say "There is no such -- Sabremetrician 04/16/2018 7:59PM
Hannity probably isn't even really a client. He's just lending his name to -- Hoo TV 04/17/2018 08:34AM
Because each of the courts below said the rule is that.... -- Hood 04/16/2018 11:25PM
Third case: -- Sabremetrician 04/16/2018 4:28PM
Second case doesn't involve attorney-client privilege at all. ** -- Sabremetrician 04/16/2018 4:22PM
You once again need to read much more closely -- Hood 04/16/2018 5:24PM
The first case involved a public official and a right-to know request. Not -- Sabremetrician 04/16/2018 4:17PM
"Client identities generally are not protected by the ....privilege" -- Hood 04/16/2018 5:21PM
Correct. Privilege is a qualified bar on discovery of communications -- WahooRQ 04/16/2018 5:53PM
What Fox News was just saying (I'm at my mother-in-law's house; all Fox all -- Seattle .Hoo 04/16/2018 4:24PM
I'm just surprised that the judge would require disclosure in open court ** -- Sabremetrician 04/16/2018 4:32PM
Well I'm no attorney either, but it sounds like Cohen opened the door. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 04/16/2018 4:33PM
He certainly did but it's not his privilege to waive. Maybe Hannity said OK ** -- Sabremetrician 04/16/2018 4:35PM
For the very last time, it is NOT attorney client privilege -- Hood 04/16/2018 5:14PM
That's my understanding, too. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 04/16/2018 7:19PM
Or maybe he didn't say OK... ** -- Sabremetrician 04/16/2018 4:40PM
He is asking to have documents set aside for privilege review by him -- Hood 04/16/2018 3:18PM
The problem is it's the client's privilege not the attorney's. ** -- Sabremetrician 04/16/2018 3:22PM
Identity of the client is not normally protected by privilege -- Hood 04/16/2018 3:34PM
Obviously it can't be required to publicly reveal a client's name in order -- Sabremetrician 04/16/2018 3:38PM
Confidentiality and privilege are two different things -- Hood 04/16/2018 3:42PM
Original question: what purpose was there to do it publicly? ** -- Sabremetrician 04/16/2018 3:45PM
Liberal NYC Judges don't need a purpose. ** -- ConnHoo 04/17/2018 1:37PM
Not sure the lawyers were smart enough to ask for private disclosure -- Hood 04/16/2018 3:55PM
Maybe there was a decision that whatever Cohen did for Hannity didn't ... -- HowieT3 04/16/2018 3:18PM
Ask Kimba Wood ** -- WaxHoo 04/16/2018 3:12PM