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Amicus

Same Firm, Different Sides? New York Bar Association Okays Opposing Sides with Amicus Briefs

by in Advisory Opinion, Conflict of Interest, Uncategorized. Posted April 7, 2020
The New York State Bar Association advised that lawyers within the same firm may submit opposing amicus briefs to the Supreme Court of the United States if they act individuals rather than under the firm’s name.
Tags Amicus briefs Conflict of interest Firm Litigation New york Representation
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Societies

New Guidelines Address Federal Judges’ Affiliation with Liberal and Conservative Societies

by in judicial ethics. Posted March 31, 2020
An ethics opinion drafted by the Committee on Codes of Conduct of the U.S. Judicial Conference in January 2020 states that federal judges should refrain from becoming formally affiliated—either through membership or leadership roles—with the conservative Federalist Society and the liberal American Constitution Society. Societies
Tags ABA American Constitution Society Canon Code of Judicial Conduct Federal Federalist Society Impartiality Independence Judges
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Frivolous

No More Frivolous Claims: The Importance of Filing A Brief Based on Law and Fact

by in ABA Model Rule 3.1. Posted February 27, 2020
Recently, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion affirming the district court’s dismissal of an employee discrimination claim and sanctioning the plaintiff’s attorney due to the “utterly frivolous” nature of the brief that was filed on appeal. See McCurry v. Kenco Logistics Servs., LLC, 942 F.3d 783, 786 (7th Cir. 2019)
Tags Frivolous Meritorious claim Pro se Sanctions
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