Legendary defense lawyer Gerry Spence is defending Geoffrey Fieger on campaign finance charges in Detroit. Former Spence student Norm Pattis flew into the Motor City and took in a day of the trial last week. He passes along the following exchange that occurred while Spence was cross-examining a government witness:

Spence:  "Can you tell me a case in the history of the world in which …"

Prosecutor:  "Objection."

Spence:  "Okay, the United States."

Pattis’ collected posts on the Fieger trial are here. Very interesting, to say the least.