Lawyer Ethics

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 […]

Conservatives Eying Judicial Makeover

A group of conservative legal activists based in Washington, D.C. see the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch as the first […]

Gorsuch Said Women “Manipulate” Maternity Benefits

Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, told students in a course at the University of […]

Harvard Law Grad Gets 40 Year Kidnapping Sentence

A Harvard-educated lawyer with a bipolar disorder diagnosis has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for an elaborate, violent […]

CA State Bar Says No Sex With Clients

Some exceptions are noted, as this rule updates and expands a previous rule that allowed consensual sex, as long as…

Trump Budget Cuts Legal Services Corp.

In his first budget proposal as president, Donald Trump would eliminate 19 agencies, including the Legal Services Corp. The American […]

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