On Jan. 11, Pentagon Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs Charles Stimson denounced lawyers and law firms for representing detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and urged corporate clients of those law firms to question whether their lawyers should represent “the very terrorists who hit their bottom line back in 2001.” Mr. Stimson further suggested, without any support for his comment, that representation of the Guantanamo detainees was not being provided pro bono by the law firms; rather they were receiving payment or other benefits from “who knows where.”
Numerous organizations, including the American Bar Association, have publicly criticized Stimson for his remarks, noting that a core value of America, and a cornerstone of our democratic process, is to provide representation equally to all people. The Atlanta Bar supports this core value and the rule of law that makes this country great.
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