Vanita Gupta, a lawyer with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc., which represented several defendants in the Tulia sweep, said, "We're pleased with the indictment, but not surprised".
"The government can still use taxpayer funds to subsidize political campaigns, but it can only do that in a manner that provides an alternative to private financing" said William R. Maurer, a lawyer with the Institute for Justice, which represented several challengers of the law.
"It's great for the industry," says Eliot Sandiford, director of media at Bacchus PR, which represents several starred restaurants.
The company's largest unsecured creditors include the Wilmington Trust and the Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, which represent several classes of bonds.
The European Footwear Alliance, which represents several big global footwear brands, including Adidas, Ecco and Timberland, opposes the duties.
"I think it is the height of audacity," said Stuart Saft, a partner in the real estate division of Dewey & Leboeuf, which represents several large developers in contract disputes.
Elaine Jones, president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, which represents several of the people still in prison, told me yesterday: "I can't get into a celebratory mood yet.
"The United States has swung far too far toward granting patent protection," said Thomas Vinje, a lawyer in the Brussels office of Morrison & Foerster, which represents several information technology companies.
"It's highly competitive," said Jennifer Ortner, an executive at the Los Angeles marketing firm Hot House, which represents several companies whose wares have been included in the packages.
The proposed deal "is the best option among a long list of unattractive options," said John Allan, president of the British Columbia Lumber Trade Council in Vancouver, which represents several large logging companies.
After the story was broadcast on NPR, listeners sent her nearly $4,000, which represents several years of wages to the average Haitian.
