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The Recorder

Appellate Court Upholds Disqualification Ruling Against Gibson Dunn

Attorneys must refrain from using apparently privileged documents, regardless of when or how they were received, the Fourth District says.
31 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 16-161

By | April 21, 2017
A full-time judge may serve on the admissions committee of a country club, assuming the club is non-profit, does not regularly engage in litigation, and does not invidiously discriminate, and provided that the judge's service on the committee will not involve her/him in fund-raising, providing legal advice, or making decisions likely to lead to litigation.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judges Should Be Very Sensitive to Ex Parte 
Communications Rule

How far can a judge go in ex parte communications? In this case, a person was released on ROR bail to a mental health assessment organization. Later, the judge revoked the bail based on conversations the judge had with the director of that organization and other unknown persons. There was no motion filed to arrest the person by the district attorney or defense counsel. Is that proper judicial conduct?
14 minute read

The Recorder

California Judges Are Told to Stay Away from Pot Businesses

California judges and their spouses should not hold a financial interest in marijuana enterprises, even though medical and recreational cannabis use is legal in California, a state Supreme Court ethics committee said in a formal opinion Wednesday.
6 minute read

The Recorder

California Judges Are Told to Stay Away from Pot Businesses

California judges and their spouses should not hold a financial interest in marijuana enterprises, even though medical and recreational cannabis use is legal in California, a state Supreme Court ethics committee said in a formal opinion Wednesday.
3 minute read

The Recorder

McDermott Will and Emery LLP v. Superior Court (Hausman)

By | April 19, 2017
16 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Amid Growth, New Legal Issues, Burns White Names General Counsel

For many midsize firms, success means more complexity.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Amid Growth, New Legal Issues, Burns White Names General Counsel

For many midsize firms, success means more complexity.
3 minute read

The Recorder

In Rebuke to 9th Circuit, SCOTUS Draws Line on Discovery Sanctions

Legal fee awards resulting from acts of bad faith in litigation must be causally linked to the underlying misconduct, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
7 minute read

The Recorder

In Rebuke to 9th Circuit, SCOTUS Draws Line on Discovery Sanctions

Legal fee awards resulting from acts of bad faith in litigation must be causally linked to the underlying misconduct, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
3 minute read

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