Next up was Helen Chaitman for rebuttal. Before detailing her argument, let me describe some events that preceded the oral argument.

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The final opponent to argue was Michael Conley of the SEC.

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The next to argue for our opponents was the Trustee's Counsel, David Sheehan, who has made himself the bete noire of many victims by what they consider his pit bull attitudes, insults, and sometimes outlandish comments (such as that no legislator would think the FSM should be used).

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This Part 2 will deal with the oral argument of the first opponent to argue, the General Counsel of SIPC, Josephine Wang.

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The oral argument was, I think, the most complex one it has ever been my misfortune to have read, but I feel I now have a reasonable, if imperfect, grasp of most of it. So I shall now set forth some views.

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The oral argument was, I think, the most complex one it has ever been my misfortune to have read, but I feel I now have a reasonable, if imperfect, grasp of most of it. So I shall now set forth some views.

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Allow me to make some points that, as far as I know, no one else has made with regard to the beneficial effect of the Garrett bill on indirects. These effects exist though the bill does not mention indirects.

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A couple of people have asked for my reactions to SIPC's January 24th answers to questions posed to it by Congressman Garrett. Because SIPC's answers have now been made public, I am posting some slightly redacted comments I sent on january 28th to colleagues who are in or are working with NIAP.

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A few days ago, when I was just beginning to read the Trustee's complaint against JP Morgan Chase, I posted the fairly dramatic introduction to the complaint. Having now read the entire complaint, I would like to add a few comments. 

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I have begun to read the newly unsealed complaint filed by the Trustee against JP Morgan Chase. When finished, I may or may not write about it - I haven't decided. But I do think that all of you should be given an opportunity to read the complaint's (fairly dramatic) introduction, especially since the media seems to have missed ( as usual) some significant aspects of it. I have appended the first five pages of the complaint.

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