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New York Law Journal

Commission Says NY Prosecutor, Attorney Declined To Cooperate With Judicial Misconduct Probe

Acting Delaware County District Attorney Shawn J. Smith said the charges are false.
4 minute read

Law.com

Former Oregon Securities Broker Sentenced to More Than 4 Years in Federal Prison

A former Oregon securities broker was sentenced to federal prison for willfully evading a $2.5-million personal income tax payment to fund his lavish…
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

'They Blow People Off': Changes Needed at Commission on Judicial Conduct?

"There has to be a culture change at SCJC," said Jay Dickens, an advocate for a handicapped ward.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Justice Clarence Thomas Let GOP Donor Pay Child's Tuition

ProPublica reported Thursday that megadonor Harlan Crow paid tuition for Thomas' great-nephew Mark Martin. Thomas and his wife, Virginia, raised Martin from the age of 6.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Sitting Judge Who Violated Code of Judicial Conduct Cannot Run for Non-Judicial Position

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors. 
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Mandatory Retirement? Cognitive Assessments? Probe Into Judge's Fitness Spurs Debate Over Life Tenure

Pauline Newman's case also addresses the difficulty of telling older judges when they have lost more than a step.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

Senators Debate Constitutionality of Imposing Ethics Law on Supreme Court

Senate Judiciary Committee splits along party lines over separation-of-powers issue.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Ethics Hearing Will Include Testimony From 3 Democratic, 2 GOP Picks

Senate Judiciary Committee convenes session as justices face intense public scrutiny.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Ex-Judge's Suit to Recoup Back Pay Is Dismissed

Carlia Brady's suit against the state judiciary and Chief Justice Stuart Rabner is barred by Eleventh Amendment immunity, U.S. District Judge Georgette Castner ruled.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Rules of Etiquette Indirectly Reflect Issues of Morality

More than 275 years ago, a young George Washington put pen to paper to copy down 110 Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior. Found in a copy book, the original source of these rules remains unsettled, although scholars note the similarity with a French Jesuit work on etiquette for young men originally published in the 16th century.
5 minute read

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