[mamon]

Which is why I am against trials with jury. Professional judges are much less likely to fall for lawyer's "bullshiting skill".

[sievebrain]

That seems like a stretch. Judges routinely make questionable rulings. Heck, in this case Alsup did a great job in the first (jury) trial .... and then Oracle appealed and the original decision, which I thought was right, was overturned by judges.

[simonh]

Then judges just become targets for corruption, leverage and political capture.

[ricksplat]

Yep, that's the idea: You're tried by a "jury of your peers" so you can't claim that you were fitted out by the aristocracy ... at least in theory

[lmm]

Sure, but there are ways around that.