It’s High Time for a Change
Several states now allow the use and sale of medical or recreational marijuana; however, the drug remains illegal under federal law. Time
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Attorney Disciplined for Tweeting About a Disciplinary Hearing: Really?
On November 15, 2012, Sarah Peterson Herr, a research attorney for the Kansas Court of Appeals, wrote the following tweets while watching a disciplinary hearing (oh, the irony) for former Kansas Attorney General, Phil Kline: Tweeting
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Shattered Glass
In an opinion issued on January 27, the Supreme Court of California denied Stephen Randall Glass admission to the California State Bar. Shattered
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California Supreme Court Rules Possession of Child Porn Automatic Grounds for Disbarment
According to the California Supreme Court, a conviction for possession of child pornography is automatic grounds for disbarment.
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OMG, I can be sanctioned for deleting texts?
Are parties required to preserve text messages for the purposes of discovery? OMG
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Florida Law Firm Challenges New Advertising Rules
Florida law firm Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley PA filed suit in federal court on December 10 against the Florida Bar over the new advertising rules, which became effective on May 1, 2013 and subject all websites, including blogs and social networking sites to the advertising rules. The complaint alleges that the rules violate the First Amendment right to free speech and are unconstitutionally vague.
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Retired Lawyer Suspended Over Lack of Email Address
On October 17, 2013, the South Carolina Supreme Court placed a retired lawyer on interim suspension for numerous reasons, including failing to maintain a valid e-mail address.
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Up in Smoke: Lawyers’ Ethical Use of Marijuana?
On December 1, The State of Washington will officially implement its legalization of marijuana. Smoke
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Indiana Supreme Court: Attorney’s Criticism of Judge is “Good Faith Professional Advocacy”
In Indiana, Rule 8.2(a) prohibits the making of statements that “the lawyer knows to be false or with reckless disregard as to its truth or falsity concerning the qualifications or integrity of a judge, adjudicatory officer or public legal officer, or of a candidate for election or appointment to judicial or legal office.”
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Sophistication in Place of Signatures: Advance Waiver of Conflicts
The Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, affirmed the Supreme Court’s denial of J.C. Penney’s motion to disqualify plaintiffs’ counsel, Jones Day, due to a conflict of interest. Sophistication
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