LER No. 97 - The Ethics of DOJ Firings, Jackson on the State of Our Democracy, New ABA Opinion -Jury Selection, Wasteful SCOTUS Paper Filings, CA Bar Exec Disciplined, AI SCOTUS Arg & More (07.14.25)
LER No. 96 (1st Monday Edition) - TEDLaw Launch, Beautiful Bill Impact, Trump Appeals EO Loss, Fed Judge = Public Official Defamation, Judge Salas - Rule of Law, Reading Rec's, Jobs & More (07.07.25)
LER No. 95 - Chesebro Disbarred, 40.8% Tax on Lawyers & Lit Funders, 15 MD Judges Sued by Trump, Susman Wins on EO, Kennedy Says "Democracy at Risk," DOJ Whistleblower Calls Out Bove & More (06.30.25)
LER No. 94 - CA Upholds Eastman Disbarment; Toxic Work Culture for Federal Clerks; ABA Sues Trump; SCOTUS Book Deal Disclosures; PR Allows Nonlawyer Ownership; Honoring Juneteenth & More (06.23.25)
LER No. 93 - A Legal Ethics Summer Reading List (06.16.25)
LER No. 92 - Messy Mexico Judicial Elections, Angry Clients, Pro Bono for DOJ, LSC on Chopping Block, End of ABA Monopoly?, Bondi Complaint, Girardi Prison Sentence & More (06.09.25)
LER No. 91 (1st Monday Edition) - Ford Sues Lawyer Billing 57-Hour Day, "Big Law 3, Trump 0," ABA & Fed Soc Out on Judges, See Good Night and Good Luck, Reading Rec's, Jobs, Events & More (06.02.25)
Celebrating the Michael Franck Professional Responsibility Award - LER Bonus Content No. 19 (05.29.25)
LER No. 90 - 5 Justices Recuse Over Books, Lively/Baldoni PR Ethics, Jenner EO Struck, PW Lawyers Flee, JusticeCorps Defunded, TX Bans Hiring Out "In-House" Attys, Secret Recordings & More (05.26.25)
LER No. 89 - "Endangered" (Roberts) / "End of" (Luttig) Rule of Law, Private Equity in Law, Bar Complaint Disclosure, AI Errors Hit Big Law, Injunction Ethics, "Speak Up for Justice" & More (05.19.25)
LER No. 88 - Join Me Live Today, 150+ Judges Pen AG Letter, RIP Souter, Roberts/Sotomayor Speak Up, Firms Justify EO Acts While Lawyers Flee, Religious Training Nixed, Pizza Threats & More (05.12.25)
LER No. 87 (1st Monday Edition) - Dragon Lawyer Busted, 1000s of Lawyers Protest, Perkins Defeats EO, Feds Investigate HLR, New EO on Pro Bono for Police, Reading Rec's, Jobs, Events & More (05.05.25)
LER No. 86 - FBI Arrests Judge - AG Hints at More, Prosecutors Resign, Trump Org Fires Ethics Atty, ABA EO Threat, AI Strikes CA Bar Exam, No Lawyer Ad on Car for Judge, SG Conflicts & More (04.28.25)
LER No. 85 - Bar Applicant Discipline, DOJ Attacks Law Firm Mansfield Rule, Conflicts for $1B EO Payments, Lawyer Wellbeing, LegalZoom UPL Fight, Unlawyered in NYT, AI Avatar Lawyer & More (04.21.25)
LER No. 84 - Trump Pro Bono Nears $1B, SCOTUS Takes Atty-Client Comm's Case, Lawyer Detained @ DTW, Barrett Recusal Standard, DOJ Bans ABA, Judge's Clerk Boycott Ok Per Ethics Rules & More (04.14.25)
LER No. 83 (First Monday Edition) - Biden Disbarment, TX May End ABA Oversight, Ethics of Zealous Advocacy, $100M Judicial Election, 3 New EO Threats, Fed Misconduct Survey, Jobs, & More (04.07.25)
LER No. 82 - European Treaty to Protect Lawyers, EOs - Jenner/Wilmer/Skadden, Dozen OpEds on Democracy + Ethics, Letters from Deans/Profs/AGs, Bankruptcy Judge Resigns, O'Connor Bday & More (03.31.25)
LER No. 81 - Associates "Revolt," SCOTUS Chief "Rebukes," Judge Cleared Over CNN Critique, CO Missing $400k Judicial Complaints Office, New Legal Ethics/Democracy Tracker Launched & More (03.24.25)
Legal Ethics & Democracy Tracker
LER No. 80 - Impeachment + Judicial Threats, Another Law Firm Attack, Ethics + Politics of ABA Ratings, Law Applications Get Trump Bump (Again), Happy 🍀 & More (03.17.25)
LER No. 79 - Attacks on Law Firms, Ethics of Lawyer NDAs, MI Sets Discipline Hearing for Powell/Wood/Others, Conf. Exception for Client Harm, Sanctions on Fake Cases, ABA Rule of Law & More (03.10.25)
LER No. 78 (First Monday Edition) - So Many Legal Ethics Headlines, Recommended Reading, Engaging in Democracy, Ethics Jobs, Events & More (03.03.25)
LER No. 77 - Diddy's Lawyer Tries to Withdraw, More DOJ Lawyers Resign, Legal Ethics for Civ Pro, Judicial Impeachment + Recusal, ABA Suspends DEI & More (02.24.25)
LER No. 76 - A Gift of Time, DOJ Resignations Over Ethics, the SG as "Pamphleteer General," ABA Affirms Rule of Law, Philly "Wallpapered" in Lawyer Ads, Surviving February & More (02.17.25)
LER No. 75 - Repression of Lawyers in Belarus, NJ Adopts Tech Ethics (?), TX Rejects Nonlawyer Firms for Its Lawyers, ABA Reforms, ChatGPT Strikes Again, Gen AI Ethics, Happy ♥️ Day & More (02.10.25)
LER No. 74 (First Monday Edition) - Headlines, Recommended Reading, Ethics Trivia, Events, Jobs & More (02.03.25)
LER No. 73 - Prosecutor Ethics & Sex-Shaming, Lawyer Discipline & Public Records, New Gen AI Sandbox Launched, "Where Were the Lawyers?"& More (01.27.25)
LER No. 72 - Indicted SCOTUSblog Founder + Ethics Issues, Fire Aid for LA Judges Limited, KPMG as a Law Firm, a History of SCOTUS Ethics Scandals, Remembering MLK & More (01.20.25)
LER No. 71 - New ABA Opinion on Lawyers for Orgs, Legal Ethics Issues Facing the New Administration, Judicial Ethics -Calls/Speeches/Finances, Law Democratized Turns One & More (01.13.25)
LER No. 70 (First Monday Edition) - Headlines, Ethics Reforms, Recommended Reading, Events, Jobs & More (01.06.25)
Happy 2025! Heading to AALS in SF? Here's the Guide You Need - LER Bonus Content No. 18 (01.01.25)
