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State Bar of Georgia Will Not Fight Amendment to Abolish Judicial Watchdog Agency

The State Bar of Georgia has decided not to campaign against a proposed constitutional amendment that would abolish the state's judicial watchdog agency as an independent agency and give the state Legislature the sole authority to re-create it.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

'School's Out' for DOJ Lawyers in Row With Texas Judge

The Brownsville, Texas, federal judge who on June 7 stayed his sanctions order calling for U.S. Department of Justice lawyers to undergo ethics training said he would never send "the entire DOJ to school again."
2 minute read

Litigation Daily

For Trump, No Such Thing as an Unbiased Judge

Donald Trump is never going to get a truly unbiased judge. He's too well-known and too polarizing. What he actually wants is a judge who is biased in his favor--hardly a compelling ethical complaint. The whole thing is nothing but a smokescreen.
9 minute read

Law.com

Chief Justice Roberts Misses Solo Lawyers With 'Battered Briefcases'

In his 11th year as chief justice, John Roberts Jr. is sounding wistful about the days earlier in his career when lawyers who argued before the U.S. Supreme Court and law clerks who worked for the justices were less polished than they are now.
10 minute read

The American Lawyer

Trump and the Rule of Law

Someone should remind the likely Republican nominee for President that the laws of the land apply to him, too.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Prosecutor Turned Bachelorette Andi Dorfman Tells Why She Broke Up with the Bachelor and the DA

During a book-signing event in Atlanta Thursday evening, prosecutor turned reality television star Andi Dorfman talked about her breakup with the fiance she chose as "The Bachelorette."
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

11th Circuit Affirms $2.4M Judgment Against Police Officers for Shooting Unarmed Pastor

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has confirmed a $2.4 million judgment against police for the shooting death of an unarmed pastor.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 15-188

The committee cannot suspend the Rules Governing Judicial Conduct or issue legal opinions interpreting the state and federal constitutions. On request for reconsideration, the committee reaffirms its prior opinions advising that a judge may not take part in certain public activities regarding redistricting.
16 minute read

National Law Journal

Trump's Attack on California Judge's 'Conflict' Puts Spotlight on His Lawyers

Donald Trump's remark that a California federal judge has a "conflict of interest" because of his Hispanic heritage runs counter to a string of cases rejecting similar arguments to disqualify judges, and the comments present Trump's lawyers with a potential ethical quandary.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

GAO Report Fuels Support for Cameras in Supreme Court

A recent government report on the long-running debate over allowing broadcast of U.S. Supreme Court proceedings is providing fresh fodder for advocates of greater access to the nation's highest court. The report by the Government Accountability Office does not take sides on the issue, but its fact-finding turned up widespread acceptance of camera access in state, federal and foreign courts.
4 minute read

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