Lawyer Ethics

SCOTUS To Hear Bad Legal Advice Case

December 21, 2016

The U.S. Supreme Court this week agreed to hear a case in which a South Korean immigrant was told by […]

Judge Cleared Of Wrongdoing In Stanford Sexual Assault Case

December 20, 2016

When California Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky sentenced former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner to six months in county jail and […]

Midwestern City Tops “Judicial Hellhole” List

December 20, 2016

In the annual ranking of “judicial hellholes” compiled by the American Tort Reform Association, the City of St. Louis Circuit […]

Do Non-lawyer Judges Violate Defendants’ Rights?

December 15, 2016

A cert petition before the U.S. Supreme Court asks whether allowing non-lawyer judges to preside over cases violates defendants’ rights […]

Angry, Vindictive Judge Gets Suspension

December 14, 2016

A complaint filed against a Pennsylvania judge alleges that he violated sexual harassment policy, and when his advances were rebuffed, […]

Tyrannical Alabama Prosecutor Rules With Iron Fist

December 14, 2016

For three decades, Douglas Valeska has served as chief prosecutor for Alabama’s Houston and Henry Counties, presiding over the justice […]

How Not To Behave In Court

December 13, 2016

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit this week will consider whether federal law […]

BigLaw Firms Join Gun Control Coalition, Pro Bono

December 13, 2016

Seven of the biggest law firms have formed a coalition with gun control advocates and plan to mount legal challenges to the gun lobby on a number of fronts, in a pro bono effort that…

Judge Who Let Clerk Wear Robe, Hear Cases Is ‘Mentally Unable’ To Do Her Job

December 8, 2016

Judge Valarie Turner, who this summer allowed a law clerk to wear her robe and hear traffic cases, was recently […]

Lawyer Who Recorded Anti-Trump Vandal To Keep Law Job, For Now

December 5, 2016

Philadelphia’s mayor is considering what to do, after city solicitor Duncan Lloyd was caught on surveillance video recording someone spray-painting […]

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