ethics
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Outsourcing Linda Greenhouse to Yale
Mar 8, 2017(Comments: 3)March 8, 2017 (Fault Lines) — While working for the New York Times as the paper’s Supreme Court correspondent, Linda Greenhouse won the Pulitzer Prize and embarrassed the paper along the way as well. After leaving... -
Judge Silberman to Notorious RBG: Shut Up!
Mar 3, 2017(Comments: 2)March 3, 2017 (Fault Lines) — Justice Ginsburg reminds me of my grandmother. My grandmother would have been almost the same age as Justice Ginsburg. She was a first-generation American, born and raised in Manhattan. So,... -
Ethicists Shocked, Shocked to Learn Not All Police Press Releases Are True
Dec 6, 2016(Comments: 1)December 7, 2016 (Fault Lines) — “Press experts” and “ethicists” are pissed. The Santa Maria, California police department apparently issued a false press release, saying that two men had been arrested in connection with a fraud scheme.... -
Judge Kane On “Lawyers of the Left” & Rule 8.4(g) Prohibiting Discrimination
Nov 28, 2016(Comments: 3)November 28, 2016 (Fault Lines) — District of Colorado Senior Judge John L. Kane was asked his thoughts about the efficacy of the newly passed ABA Model Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4(g), which provides: It is professional... -
California Throws Down on Dirty Prosecutors. Or Not
Nov 23, 2016(Comments: 1)November 23, 2016 (Fault Lines) — November every four years brings us an election for top job in the country and representatives locally. It also brings us new laws. In California, the legalization of recreational marijuana... -
“You’re not the boss of me!”*
Oct 5, 2016(Comments: 8)October 5, 2016 (Fault Lines) — While I have suggested that the Supreme Court “STFU,” Chief Justice Roy Moore of Alabama has openly defied the rulings of the Court while acting as a judge. Judicial criticism of... -
Judge Weaver’s Black Robe Syndrome
Aug 8, 2016(Comments: 4)August 8, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Attorneys occasionally whisper about a condition called “black robe syndrome” when discussing judges. It’s usually mumbled after losing a case in front of a judge and denotes a jurist that... -
Attention Former Trump Lawyers: Stifle Thyselves
Aug 3, 2016(Comments: 6)August 3, 2016 (Fault Lines) — For criminal defense lawyers, it’s our favorite piece of advice, our default, our go-to: just shut up. We write about shutting up incessantly. When we speak about representing clients it’s one... -
Chicago Prosecutors Disclose Lying Cops: What happens Next Will Shock You!
Aug 2, 2016(Comments: 3)August 2, 2016 (Fault Lines) – What happens when the police lie in court? Nothing, apparently. But at least we know about it, right? According to the Chicago Tribune, a judge recently found the testimony of... -
Should Competence In Data Security Be An Ethical Obligation For Law Firms? (Video)
Jul 8, 2016(Comments: 0)July 8, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Lisa Sotto, Partner at Hunton & Williams LLP, Mark Seifert, Partner at the Brunswick Group, Donald G. Aplin, Managing Editor of Privacy & Data Security News at Bloomberg BNA and...