Kendall Coffey quotes from his book, Spinning the Law, and other media appearances. Opinions and ideas about how to interpret the law and distribute justice in the United States. Kendall Coffey has been a U.S. Attorney and is a legal analyst for NBC news.

2. Spinning the Law
“When attorneys spin, it’s about trying to win. And yet there’s
much more to it…
Deflecting collateral damage to a client’s good name is
something they don’t teach in law school.”

3. On Same Sex Marriage
“Yeah I think the vast majority of courts that reach this
issue are going to rule in favor of allowing gay
marriage. It’s the general sense of momentum. Based on
all court rulings across the land, that’s the way it’s going.”

4. On People Under
Media Scrutiny
“See it as an emotional roller
coaster and don’t impose the
highest possible standards.
These are everyday people
who got swept into the eye of
the storm. And the families
I’ve dealt with… you get very
nice ordinary people that are
surrounded by the media
unrelentingly for months, of
course they’re going to melt
down.”

5. On the Right to Defend One’s
Self
“Yes, we know that there’s a
constitutional right to defend
yourself. It’s very troubling at
times for the courts and certainly
for victims. How distressing
must it be that this man that they
believe to be a killer is going to
be on this stage, able to play the
role of the lawyer, even question
them? But it is a part of our
system that is inevitable.”

6. On the “Stand Your Ground”
Law
“The legislators wrote this law envisioning honest ascertains
of self-defense, not an immunity being seized mostly by
criminal defendants trying to lie their way out of a murder,”

7. On Access to Information
“The best course for everyone on all sides is to understand as fully
as possible not only the way things are supposed to work, but also
the way they really work– while upholding the strictures and the
values of the constitution.”