Attorneys are supposed to provide legal assistance without personal preference or bias. You are a defense attorney for the ACLU, and you are proud of the work you do, but in one sense, you have become "spoiled": you have never had to take on a case in which you didn't also feel a personal connection with your client. Now you have a case where you have to defend a White Supremacist group that has made a series of viral videos mocking Muslims. A mosque was bombed by a man who watched your client's videos regularly. You yourself are a Muslim. Is this a conflict of interest, in your mind? If so, why? If not, why not?

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The Answer of Attorneys are supposed to provide legal assistance without personal preference or bias. You are a defense attorney for the ACLU, and you are proud of the work you do, but in one sense, you have become "spoiled": you have never had to take on a case in which you didn't also feel a personal connection with your client. Now you have a case where you have to defend a White Supremacist group that has made a series of viral videos mocking Muslims. A mosque was bombed by a man who watched your client's videos regularly. You yourself are a Muslim. Is this a conflict of interest, in your mind? If so, why? If not, why not?

Attorneys Are Supposed to Provide Legal Assistance Without Personal Preference