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Daily Business Review

Trump Money Complaints Mount Against Florida AG Bondi

Attorney General Pam Bondi faces ethics and bar complaints for asking Donald Trump for money in 2013 and receiving $25,000 around the time her office was reviewing a New York probe into his allegedly fraudulent Trump University.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Court Rejects Ex-Attorney's Defamation Suit Against Bar

A lawyer with a revoked license failed in a defamation suit against the Florida Bar, which described him as "disbarred."
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Skepticism Voiced About Texas AG's Bid to Silence Ex-Agency Lawyer

In a cease and desist letter, first assistant to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office overreached, according to ethics experts and other lawyers familiar with the specifics.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Dewey & LeBoeuf Case Inspires Musical Parody for CLE Credit

A musical featuring a cast of New York lawyers and hosted by the New York American Inn of Court will use the backdrop of the well-known case to provide an ethics lesson.
4 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

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

New Jersey Law Journal

Attorney Sanctions Drop in NJ, While Complaints Tick Upward

The number of New Jersey attorneys disciplined decreased substantially in 2015 after an uptick the year before, according to ethics authorities.
6 minute read

Law.com

Typical Fraudster May Not Be Who You'd Expect

Most corporate fraud is perpetrated by individuals within the organization, according to a new report from KPMG International.
5 minute read

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