Mr. Renaud has been charged only with statutory rape, and his lawyer has said he will seek to have the charge dismissed.
Before his role at the ABC, Paul Chadwick, worked as a journalist, lawyer and statutory office holder, receiving a Walkley Award for Most Outstanding Contribution to Journalism.
On Friday, Macdonald engaged in a similar performance with another highly respected lawyer and statutory office holder – the solicitor general, Justin Gleeson, who is locked in a very public argument with the attorney general, George Brandis.
"The necessity is not to have lawyers debating statutory language," he said.
The suit contends that the regulation exceeds the Treasury Department's statutory authority, violates the lawyers' own constitutional rights, and lacks sufficient standards and safeguards.
On 6 May, Rajab was charged with "insulting a statutory body via Twitter," his lawyer said.
Agency gatekeepers will determine "need to know" parameters while lawyers will scour statutory restrictions, memorandums of understanding and presidential decision directives.
Let the Supreme Court palaver with Bush lawyers about the statutory use of the words "shall," "may" and "must," in determining whether Katherine Harris had to consider hand counts before certification.
"Internet Explorer is the fruit of Microsoft's statutory violations," said Brendan Sullivan, the lead lawyer for the nine states.
"It's an incredibly important case because it is the first case where a judge has declared the statutory rates unconstitutional," said Zachary S. McGee, a lawyer with the firm of Davis, Polk & Wardwell.
