Ammon Bundy, the leader of the standoff in Oregon, offered to plead guilty only if the prosecutors will drop the charges against the protesters for their roles in an armed occupation at the Malheur Wildlife Refuge.
Ammon Bundy’s lawyers are bringing the claims put forward by Bundy’s protest regarding the government’s land use to the court. The legal team hopes that the move could lead to Bundy’s charges being dismissed in his connection to an armed protest movement earlier this year.
Two lawyers may be potentially violating the Oregon State Bar Guidelines on legal ethics for offering legal aid to U.S. militants.
Lissa Casey and associates from Arnold Law Firm are now in boiling waters regarding their intention in giving legal assisitance to the Oregon militants. Law Experts see some possible ethics violation.
