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Federal Judiciary Adopts Ethics Rules Explicitly Barring Sexual Harassment & Creating a Reporting Obligation for Misconduct

On March 12th, the Judicial Conference of the United States, the federal judiciary’s national policymaking body, adopted new ethics rules that make clear that sexual harassment is banned, further providing that judges and judicial employees have an affirmative obligation to report if they know of such misconduct.
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The ABA Provides Guidance to Lawyers on How to Handle Breaches of Client Data

Lawyers must take reasonable steps to keep confidential client information secure, and the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility has recently issued a formal opinion—Formal Opinion 483—that reaffirms that duty. The opinion also provides guidance to help lawyers meet this duty. Breaches
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