LER No. 42 - Pulitzer Awarded for Judicial Ethics Reporting, SCOTUS Justices Talk Ethics (Sort Of), Clerk Hiring Bans, Judicial Speech Restrictions, Ethics History, Jobs, Events & More (05.13.24)
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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