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Connecticut Law Tribune

Covering Up Your Mistakes Often Makes Matters Worse

The ABA ethics solons have issued a new opinion that attempts to bring some clarity to the thorny issue of if and when we need to notify our clients when we make an error.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

Election Rivalry Fuels Law Firm's Bid to Remove Judge

The move prompted claims Florida law firm used its deep pockets to strategically throw a sitting judge from its litigation.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I represented my client for many, many years in business and personal matters. He has asked me to draft a will and he wants to name me as the executor. Can I ethically do this?
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Federal Judiciary Updates Congress on Workplace Misconduct Review

“What we've been hearing—and what's supported by all the studies we've examined up to this point—employees need and want a less formalistic process," James Duff, director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, told members of Congress on Wednesday.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia Supreme Court Elects New Chief and Presiding Justice

The changing of the chiefs marks the ascent of the high court's younger generation of justices. The difference between their ages—and their bar admission dates—is 23 years.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Don't Play Fast and Loose With the Facts in Court

Attorneys can sometimes (intentionally or not) make statements that are not entirely accurate. A recent decision reminds us that the consequences of a misstatement to a judge are potentially severe.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ford Wants Judge to Recuse From Contentious Roof Crush Case

Ford's lawyers have filed a motion to recuse Gwinnett County State Court Judge Shawn Bratton, accusing him of “one-sided rulings,” “abdicating judicial responsibility” and “refusal to at least admonish” opposing counsel.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Lawmakers Push Resolution of Dispute Over Judicial Commission Records

The judicial commission in 2016 sued to block the first-ever audit, arguing that conflicting laws could make records improperly subject to public disclosure.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Group Vows New Rule on Judicial Harassment Disclosures by May

"The current rule does not make it clear enough that these records should be disclosed," Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye said this week.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Why Some Judicial Nominees Struggle When Asked About 'Brown v. Board of Education'

For some nominees, the concern is that by answering explicitly, they would be viewed as biased. For others, the decisions they are being asked to embrace are too controversial to touch.
4 minute read

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