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Originally Posted by Rerun
Then how can you believe that this wasn't a conflict of interest?
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I never said there wasn't, my objections are about comparing this to Ford's situation. Is this political ammunition? Absolutely. Is there a legal issue to be had? No.
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She should have excused herself from the decision making process and the vote... I assume there was a vote? Or was it a unilateral decision by Redford?
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Bit of both. The legislature voted for the lawsuit. A review committee brought three law firms/consortium that bid for the suit to the Justice Minister who then picked what firm will be negotiated with for the contract.
EDIT: And according to the EJ article, the rubber stamp was from the replacement Justice Minister (a purely symbolic motion as there wasn't a way they were going to overturn any decision made by their predecessor that far into the process).