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Conrad Black

The American legal industry is a medieval guild in which the prosecutors, bar, and bench join hands to ensure that legal invoices are paid, no matter how excessive.

Conrad Black

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Conrad Black is criticizing the American legal system by comparing it to an old-fashioned group that protects its own financial interests. He suggests that prosecutors, lawyers, and judges work together to make sure clients pay high legal fees, even when those fees are unreasonably large.

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