And like Cohn, Randazza’s legal license and bunco man’s talent for beguilement made him as problematic as some of the people he represented. On his first attempt at passing the Nevada Bar exam, Randazza failed the ethics portion of the test. He said it would look better in court to use the Randazza Legal Group on filings, as “insulation” for his employers. He claimed the Randazza Legal Group had billed Liberty almost 366 hours, causing the porn company to “incur” $214,964 in attorneys’ fees and costs. In court, Randazza adamantly argued that Monahan was “an independent journalist” entitled to full protection under the First Amendment.

Source: Huffington Post December 27, 2018 20:15 UTC