#legal-ethics

#legal-ethics

In some states like Georgia, laws force women who are brain-dead to remain on life support to deliver their fetus, raising ethical concerns about bodily autonomy.

The Legal Ethics Roundup community includes more than 2,100 subscribers across the United States and in 50 different countries, comprising lawyers, judges, professors, state bar administrators, students, and journalists.

Dershowitz sold himself as an apostate liberal, engaging with controversial figures like Mike Lindell while remaining involved in the Epstein scandal.

'Each citation, each argument, each procedural decision is a mark upon the clay, an indelible impression that may one day be studied, critiqued, or serve as a cautionary tale.'

Joseph Dunn, former executive director of the State Bar of California, should receive a brief suspension for misrepresentations regarding funding for a trip to Mongolia.

Mismanaging trust accounts can lead to ethics violations, financial penalties, or even disbarment. Therefore, understanding trust accounting and three-way reconciliation is non-negotiable.

The court slapped Rule 11 fines on two lawyers for Lindell over a series of fake cites and misrepresentations in legal filings. Judge Nina Wang's order detailed multiple inaccuracies, including misquotes and misattributions to non-existent cases.

Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter Tour remixes American history with a joyful extravaganza, presenting her personal and musical reclamation through powerful staging and visuals.

Puerto Rico's new ethics rules allow nonlawyers to own up to 49% of law firms, breaking from traditional ABA guidelines and providing a new model for legal ownership.

Witness the rapid unraveling of the Justice Department's case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia. This one slid under the radar, coinciding as it did with the outbreak of military conflict in the Middle East.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has taken a groundbreaking step by filing a suit against every judge in the District of Maryland, asserting that this unprecedented move challenges judicial accountability and practices.

David Tatel has served nearly 30 years on America's second highest court, championing equal justice and landmark cases, despite being blind for much of his life.

The suspicion makes sense. If pledging $100M in labor to a government that can direct that effort to whatever causes it sees fit doesn't make you an arm of that government, what more would it take?

The Above the Law website has become a 'rage read' for lawyers opposing BigLaw's compliance with Trump's punitive executive orders impacting their operations.

"Confidentiality is a keystone duty for all lawyers and has been for more than four centuries... Don't talk about your cases with your roommates or friends..."

Under the new regulations, lawyers not licensed in Alabama must disclose their status in client-directed communications, addressing public concerns about deceptive advertising.