"It is usually the high-profile, high-emotion cases" that override concerns about prison crowding, said Lizzie Buchen, state coordinator for Californians United for a Responsible Budget, a collection of groups whose acronym, CURB, reflects their opposition to prison and jail expansion.
But over time it became a crutch, more a matter of emotion than case-by-case judgment".
While "defensible, perhaps even necessary," immediately after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, which led to a cascading crisis of confidence, "over time it became a kind of crutch, more a matter of emotion than case-by-case judgment".
Meanwhile, it recommends emotion regulation cases to the e-learner's listeners and teachers.
He tries to avoid getting caught up in the bitter emotions his cases arouse.
The fact of Simpson's guilt or innocence has almost become secondary to the emotions the case still brings up.
So the question among lawyers yesterday was why the prosecutors had jeopardized an emotion-laden case with what turned out to be a technicality.
Both sides agreed that defense lawyers and prosecutors would face unique problems in what is likely to be a hugely complex and emotion-laden case.
Not that we really believe we'd harm our kids; it's the fear of the dark… It's why we get so anxious about PPD, sadness, anxiety, anger, losing control of our emotions This case is being compared to the O.J. verdict, and while there are striking similarities, there are two key differences.
In both cases, emotion rather than rationality drives debate.
Mr. Sussan said that he and his law partner, Staci J. Greenwald, try to spend time with every child they represent and invest both hours and emotion in their cases.
