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Morality In Supreme Court Cases
These cases indicate that the Supreme Court has long been using morality as the sole basis for disbarring lawyers. Going back to the main contention of this segment, this conduct is improper and will lead to complications. The law should not be based purely on what is moral, because these two concepts are incompatible. Rather, it must be supported by a public interest and an end, which is both concrete and
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