It prevented Mr. Kerry from arguing effectively that he and the rest of Congress had been led astray by an untrustworthy and incompetent president.
One plaintiff in the case is José Antonio Franco González, 33, an immigrant who was detained for more than five years after his deportation case was closed, because severe mental retardation prevented him from arguing for himself in court or even understanding his situation.
We should not let fears of election fatigue prevent us from arguing what is in the best interests of the country.
If Snowden were arrested today, extradited to the United States, and brought to trial, the rules of evidence would prevent him from arguing that his actions were necessary to reveal governmental wrongdoing.
It remains to be seen whether Mr. al-'Owhali will, in the end, allow his lawyers to deliver a closing argument, or, if he is convicted of trying to carry out the suicide attack, prevent them from arguing against execution.
This prevents us from arguing conclusively that respiratory disease was the primary driver of mortality in the earlier period.
He prepared maniacally, only to find himself, at the trial in Cincinnati, shuffled off by the senior Stanton and prevented not only from arguing but even from consulting with the senior lawyers.
That would prevent the trustee from arguing that they should have to pay about $300 million in principal.
But to prevent the company from arguing that you have not minimised your loss, I suggest you write to them by recorded delivery giving them one last chance to resolve your complaints within a two week deadline.
Unless courts declare the conduct in question illegal, nothing will prevent another administration from arguing, just as the last one did, that kidnapping, secret detention, abuse and even torture were a perfectly acceptable response to national security concerns.
