Lawyer Ethics

State Attorney Stripped Of Cases For Refusing To Pursue Death Penalty

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is taking nearly two-dozen first-degree murder cases away from an Orlando state attorney who publicly declared […]

ABA Cut Out Of Judicial Nomination Process

Donald McGahn, the White House counsel, wrote a letter on March 17 to American Bar Association president Linda Klein. “Like […]

FBI, Geek Squad Had Deep Ties In Child Porn Hunt

It now appears that the FBI and Best Buy’s “Geek Squad City” technicians were more involved than previously thought in […]

North Carolina Lawyers Must Reveal Evidence Of Innocence After Conviction

North Carolina is the first state in the nation to require that all lawyers, not only prosecutors, must come forward […]

Law Dean Suspended For Trying to Balance Budget

After proposing solutions to get the University of Cincinnati College of Law back in the black, one law dean found […]

DOJ Cites Privilege In Seeking To Block Sally Yates Testimony

Earlier this month the Justice Department told former acting Attorney General Sally Yates that much of her possible testimony before […]

Law Prof Charged In $4M Fraud Scheme

From 2006 to 2013, University of Minnesota law professor Edward Adams stole more than $4.38 million from investors, pumping more […]

Ex-Immigration Lawyer Sentenced For False Asylum Claims

In an effort to help Syrian and Iraqi clients win asylum in the U.S., Robert DeKelaita made bogus claims of […]

Corruption, Bribery Charges For Philadelphia DA

Federal authorities issued a 23-count indictment against Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams, who they say sought thousands in bribes from […]

A.I. Threat To Lawyers Overblown

The demise of the flesh-and-blood attorney has been greatly exaggerated, according to this discussion of what A.I. (artificial intelligence) is […]

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