States are Starting to Take Direction on Controversial Model Rule 8.4(g)
New Mexico joins Vermont as the second state to adopt Model Rule 8.4(g) in its entirety. States
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Hey “Darling,” There’s No More “Honey” In The Courtroom
The American Bar Association (ABA) House of Delegates passed Resolution 109, which states that it is a violation of professional responsibility to discriminate or harass in conduct related to the practice of law. Darling
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Discriminatory Organizations: To Participate or Not To Participate?
In Opinion No. 1 of 2015, the Indiana State Bar Association Legal Ethics Committee addressed the extent to which Indiana Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4(g) limits a lawyer’s participation as a leader of a nonprofit organization that discriminates through membership requirements (e.g. on the basis of religion, gender, race, etc.). Discriminatory
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