Scenario 1: NSA loses, People wins, Lawyers wins
Scenario 2: NSA wins, People lose, Lawyers wins
Now, who's the smartest?
Scenario 2: NSA wins, People lose, Lawyers wins
Now, who's the smartest?
ACLU lawyers make a fraction of what they could working for private law firms.
According to this article from 2007, a job at the ACLU will get you $59k starting wage vs. $160k working for private law firms. Note that these folks have the same college loans to payback. I think we owe them our respect and gratitude.
This isn't always the case: http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/sites/default/files/public-serv...
(At least employees of the ACLU foundation are eligible for loan forgiveness, and $59k is low enough that it would actually matter)
#3 definition is probably the closest to common usage: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ambulance%20c...
(There is a lot of electronic case filing now, but ..) For example, for the supreme court, you need 40 copies.
These poor bastards lose no matter what, because of how many times they have to empty the recycling bins.