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Attorneys be appointed under statute or nominated by the president (and confirmed by the Senate). Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at the George Washington University School of Law. He is the author of “ The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage ” (Simon and Schuster, 2024).
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