Lawyer Ethics

Sleeping Lawyer Merits Retrial, Judge Rules

A U.S. District Judge has ruled that a Pennsylvania businessman deserves a second trial, because his lawyer dozed off during […]

Law Firm Cyber Breach Could Bring Down Pakistan’s Prime Minister

In a scenario that illustrates how a cyber breach may influence even the most pivotal of world events, revelations of […]

Conservatives Seek To Block Law School’s Ability To File Suits

Conservatives at the North Carolina Board of Governors want to strip the University of North Carolina Center for Civil Rights […]

Death Row Cases Rife With Bad Lawyering, Harvard Group Warns

One lawyer drunk in court, another struggling with mental illness, and several who missed deadlines, failed to visit clients and […]

Rape Case Lawyer Says Women Are “Very Good At Lying”

“People can be very good at lying,” defense attorney Steve Farese said in closing arguments of a rape case filed […]

Watch Out When Opting For “VPN” Internet Connections

Now that Congress and the Trump administration have blocked proposed Obama administration internet privacy rules, internet providers will be free […]

Judge Criticized For Calling Sex Offender A “Good Man”

Judge Thomas Low became emotional during the sentencing hearing for Keith Robert Vallejo, a former Mormon bishop who faces up […]

San Antonio DA Threatened Defense Lawyers In Chambers

A Texas district judge testified last week that Bexar County, Texas District Attorney Nico LaHood threatened to “shut down” defense […]

Is It Okay To Correct A Supreme Court Justice’s Pronunciation?

The way Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan said “antecedent” was so unusual that Regent University School of Law professor James […]

Chief Justice Decries “Partisan Hostility”

Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, John Roberts, this week said the “partisan hostility” that clouded the nomination process […]

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