Supreme Court justices are notoriously stingy with praise for the lawyers arguing before them. But Frances Forsman, a self-described "old hippie" who is Nevada's federal public defender, won high, if indirect praise from Justice John Paul Stevens. Arguing in Whorton v. Bocktin , Forsman deftly made the case that the 2004 Crawford v. Washington ruling was fundamental enough to be made retroactive. She even made a joke -- a risky move for a first-timer -- and had the justices grinning.
November 06, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Supreme Court justices are notoriously stingy with praise for the lawyers arguing before them.
But Frances Forsman, a self-described “old hippie” who is the federal public defender for Nevada, won high, if indirect praise from Justice John Paul Stevens on Nov. 1.
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