Legal

California Court Rules in Favor of Super Friends

November 25, 2010

A federal judge in California granted an injunction against the LAPD to prevent them from harassing Hollywood Boulevard street "performers" Lowering the Bar reports. There are too many jokes and witty comments to make about this story, but the cold hard facts are as follows: the person who dresses up as Superman1 and asks people [...]

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No Running with the Judge

November 23, 2010

The Legal Profession Blog pointed to an interesting ethics opinion from the Florida Supreme Court's Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee. Essentially, the Committee held that a judge could not use group running as community service. The judge wanted to have juveniles run on a track with him as part of their community service hours. Unfortunately, the [...]

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ABA Encourages More Transparency in DOJ Ethics Investigations

September 23, 2010

The ABA House of Delegates passed several recommendations at its August meeting. Two recommendations submitted by the ABA Criminal Justice Section caught my eye. One of them, Recommendation 100A calls on the Department of Justice to continue “to investigate allegations of professional misconduct on the part of the Department’s lawyers.” The Recommendation goes on to [...]

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The Ethical Equivelant of a Please Kick-Me Sign

March 31, 2010

In this month's e-mail update from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Disciplinary Board, they note the actions of 12 attorneys. All 12 sent in checks to pay their annual dues using "checks marked as drawn on a trust or escrow account." Of course, this prompted an immediate inquiry from Disciplinary Counsel.

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Legal Ethics Tip: Don’t Fabricate Your Job History

February 15, 2010

New website CareerExcuses.com allows people to fill their resume with fake information. The website will give you an 800 number, e-mail address, and contact person to list as a reference. Whenever someone calls the number, a live operator will answer, and can take a message. Quite elaborate! They even offer some legal advice: Is misinformation [...]

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