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DOJ Drops All Money-Laundering Charges Against Miami Lawyer
ABA Journal —
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Federal prosecutors asked Wednesday to dismiss the drug money-laundering case against Miami criminal defense lawyer Ben Kuehne. "I have had throughout a deep and abiding belief that things would turn out well in the end, Kuehne said in a statement provided to the Miami Herald. "However, I did not know the end result ...3 days ago -
Judge Warns Lawyers for Blackwater Defendants About Single Spacing
ABA Journal —
Authority: 603
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has put lawyers for five Blackwater Worldwide contractors on notice that their failure to double space won’t be tolerated. U.S. District Judge Ricardo Urbina wrote in a short notice (PDF) filed on Monday that the lawyers submitted a legal memorandum in single-space type, ...4 days ago -
Man Wrongly Jailed for Murder Helps Make Case for Actual Innocence Test
ABA Journal —
Authority: 603
A little-noticed opinion by a New York judge earlier this month didnt simply free Fernando Bermudez after 18 years in prison in a murder case. It found that he didnt commit the crime. By doing so, Manhattan Supreme Court John Cataldo lent further weight to growing concern that not simply new evidence or constitutional ...4 days ago -
Too Embarrassed to Make Layoffs, Lawyer Stole $9.3M, Gets 7 Years
ABA Journal —
Authority: 603
Too embarrassed to admit that hed suffered financial reverses and make layoffs, a well-known Arkansas plaintiffs attorney instead admittedly stole $9.3 million from client trust funds he controlled to keep his law firm going. “I built several businesses. I went through a cash-flow crisis,” Steven Eugene Cauley ...5 days ago -
As Bar Joke Becomes Habeas Claim, Lawyer Is Target of Hearing
ABA Journal —
Authority: 603
A bar joke more than 20 years ago by a then-deputy attorney general in San Francisco isnt so funny now. Made to a bartender at Eurekas Waterfront Cafe, where a waitress happened to be a juror in a capital case, it resulted in an evidentiary hearing earlier this year after defense lawyers found out about the incident, ...5 days ago -
NY AG Took Money from Law Firms Representing Targets of His Office
ABA Journal —
Authority: 603
Law firms representing clients targeted by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo donated tens of thousands of dollars to his campaign fund, a published report says. Contributors included Boies Schiller & Flexner, which gave $35,000 to Cuomo’s campaign this year, Bloomberg reports. The firm represents Hank ...5 days ago -
Climate Change: States Warm to the Disclosure of Liability Coverage
ABA Journal —
Authority: 603
Rules requiring attorneys to disclose whether they carry liability insurance are rapidly becoming, well, the rule. As of Aug. 27, 25 states (PDF) had some form of liability disclosure requirement, reports the ABA Standing Committee on Client Protection. While that number represents only half the states, it also ...1 week ago -
Revenge Is Tweet, Finds Lobbyist Miffed By New York Times Story
ABA Journal —
Authority: 603
Corrected: Aggravated by a critical New York Times article this week about a major client, the vice chairman of Washington, D.C.s Cassidy & Associates lobbying firm struck back via social media. Turning to his personal Twitter feed, Gregg Hartley blasted the Times reporter who wrote the article for having an ...1 week ago -
Revenge Is Tweet, Finds Lobbyist Miffed By New York Times Story
ABA Journal —
Authority: 603
Corrected: Aggravated by a critical New York Times article this week about a major client, the vice chairman of Washington, D.C.s Cassidy & Associates lobbying firm struck back via social media. Turning to his personal Twitter feed, Gregg Hartley blasted the Times reporter who wrote the article for having an ...1 week ago -
Fieger Firm Agrees to Pay $131K to Resolve FEC Contributions Probe
ABA Journal —
Authority: 603
The law firm of Michigan trial lawyer Geoffrey Fieger will pay $131,000 to resolve a probe by the Federal Election Commission, an amount that pales in comparison to the potential fine if commissioners had found a knowing violation of finance laws. The payment will resolve an FEC probe into contributions made to the ...1 week ago -
Fieger Firm Agrees to Pay $131K to Resolve FEC Contributions Probe
ABA Journal —
Authority: 603
The law firm of Michigan trial lawyer Geoffrey Fieger will pay $131,000 to resolve a probe by the Federal Election Commission, an amount that pales in comparison to the potential fine if commissioners had found a knowing violation of finance laws. The payment will resolve an FEC probe into contributions made to the ...1 week ago -
Don’t Cry for Me, New York: A Disbarred Civil Rights Lawyer Goes to Jail
ABA Journal —
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Disbarred civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart had a few words for her followers on Thursday before she surrendered to begin serving her 28-month prison sentence for helping an imprisoned terrorist communicate with his followers. As she walked toward the courthouse, Stewart recalled a labor organizer executed in 1915 ...1 week ago -
Don’t Cry for Me, New York: A Disbarred Civil Rights Lawyer Goes to Jail
ABA Journal —
Authority: 603
Disbarred civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart had a few words for her followers on Thursday before she surrendered to begin serving her 28-month prison sentence for helping an imprisoned terrorist communicate with his followers. As she walked toward the courthouse, Stewart recalled a labor organizer executed in 1915 ...1 week ago -
Bentley Photos Are Props in Willie Gary’s High School Motivational Speech
ABA Journal —
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Trial lawyer Willie Gary didn’t have to warn students at a Florida high school that they could end up living in a van down by the river in a motivational speech he gave on Wednesday. Students showed their enthusiasm before Gary even began his speech, Jacksonville.com reports. A marching band played songs. A video of ...1 week ago -
Bentley Photos Are Props in Willie Gary’s High School Motivational Speech
ABA Journal —
Authority: 603
Trial lawyer Willie Gary didn’t have to warn students at a Florida high school that they could end up living in a van down by the river in a motivational speech he gave on Wednesday. Students showed their enthusiasm before Gary even began his speech, Jacksonville.com reports. A marching band played songs. A video of ...1 week ago -
What Is a Lie and Is It Constitutionally Protected?
Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog —
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I think that the three judge panel’s decision to recommend dismissal of ethics charges against Justice Michael Gableman is the right outcome. I doubt that we really want tribunals passing upon the truth and falsity of campaign speech – even for judges. There were differing approaches taken by the panel judges. ...1 week ago -
The Situation of Lawyers’ Complicity
The Situationist —
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Cassandra Burke Robertson recently posted her intriguing article, “ Judgment, Identity, and Independence ” ( Connecticut Law Review , 2009) on SSRN . Here’s the abstract. * * * Whenever a new corporate or governmental scandal erupts, onlookers ask “Where were the lawyers?” Why would attorneys not have ...2 weeks ago -
Lawyers: Don’t Trade on Inside Information!
Concurring Opinions —
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In my corporations classes, I urge my students planning a career in corporate and securities law to resist the ubiquitous opportunities and occasional temptations to trade on the basis of material non-public information. I offer in terrorum encouragement by emphasizing that all trades are tracked and that ...3 weeks ago -
Telemedicine in healthcare 2: the legal and ethical aspects of using new technology
ICMCC Website Articles —
Authority: 153
This article explores the legal and ethical issues that nurses need to consider when planning, designing and implementing telemedicine. It considers key issues such as patient confidentiality, privacy, data security and transmission, and outlines key points for practice.3 weeks ago -
Jury Duty: Do You Try To Worm Your Way Out Of It?
Everyday Ethics —
Authority: 125
Ive got jury duty - pleh! I seem to get called every time I vote, renew my license, or, heck, breathe too loudly while walking past a government office. This time round, I even got summoned for TWO courts at roughly the same time, so I have to juggle how to serve and which one takes precedence.4 weeks ago
