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This is the most compelling argument I've seen for it, so for real, kudos for that.

That said, I think in practice this opens the door to decontextualizing any work done for a shitty corporation, not just legal representation. Obviously, I do not believe anyone should be legally enjoined from representing any defendant. And I think there is not just necessity but some nobility in a zealous defense of an individual, even a terrible one. On the other hand, we live in a rhetorically stupid time, and "well how can you judge me for working for the Torment Nexus?" is already something people dare believe. This reads to me as an inevitable way to buttress that position in practice.

So while I think you and I are fully agreed on representation in a legal court, I do think the court of public opinion--being functionally the last one really left to us as individuals within the polity--is probably fair game on that front. They are not, after all, actual people, and we are, so...