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Truthdigger of the Week: Nancy Hollander, Chelsea Manning’s AttorneyThe greatest victory of this past week does not belong to Donald Trump or the Republican Party, but to whistleblower Chelsea Manning and people like Nancy Hollander, the lead counsel on Manning’s appeal, who never stopped fighting for justice. Hollander and her co-counselor, Vince Ward, released a statement Tuesday stating, “Ms. Manning is the longest-serving whistleblower in the history of the United States. Her 35-year sentence for disclosing information that served the public interest and never caused harm to the United States was always excessive, and we’re delighted that justice is being served in the form of this commutation.” Hollander, of Albuquerque, N.M., sets the standard for all American attorneys who went to law school to defend our nation’s Constitution, but, most importantly, our nation’s people. It is thanks to Hollander’s work that even cases that seemed unwinnable and went against public opinion were ultimately seen in a different, more equitable light. Her efforts remind us that the United States must stand for all of its inhabitants, even those detained on U.S. soil, if it is to live up to the great nation many of us still hope it can be. Thus, Nancy Hollander, the attorney who boldly defends the underdog—the scientist whom the press has spun into a spy, the man treated like a terrorist without a single charge, the whistleblower fighting to make us better through acknowledgement of our crimes — with unwavering commitment to justice above all else, is our Truthdigger of the Week. Full article, |
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