LER No. 36 - "Cowboy Carter" Justice, Disbarment for Eastman, Clark Disciplinary Hearing Starts, Paxton Trades Trial for Ethics Courses, Judge Admits Abusive Behavior, Jobs, Events & More (04.01.24)

The Legal Ethics Roundup - your Monday morning tour of all things related to lawyer and judicial ethics with University of Houston law professor Renee Knake Jefferson

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This week was especially busy in the world of legal ethics with both the opening of the Jeffrey Clark disciplinary hearing and the much-anticipated opinion recommending the disbarment of John Eastman. I spoke with NPR reporter Tom Dreisbach on Morning Edition about the signif…