Posted on May 19, 2009 by E.M.
Justin Blum at Bloomberg (h/t Zachary Roth at TPMMuckraker) reports that state bar complaints have been filed against twelve Bush administration lawyers involved in the authorization and sanctioning of torture by the United States of America, including two attorneys, Alberto Gonzales and John Yoo, whose disbarments I have long been advocating. [A complete [...]
Filed under: Alberto Gonzales, General Post, John Yoo | Tagged: Alberto Gonzales, Alice Fisher, Bloomberg, California, CNN, David Addington, District of Columbia, Douglas Feith, George W. Bush, Human Rights Watch, Jay Bybee, John Ashcroft, John Yoo, Justin Blum, Kevin Zeese, Michael Chertoff, Michael Mukasey, New York, New York Times, Office of Professional Responsibility, OPR, Pennsylvania, Scott Shane, Stephen Bradbury, Texas, Timothy Flanigan, torture, TPMMuckraker, UPI, Velvet Revolution, VotersForPeace, Washington D.C., William Haynes, Zachary Roth | 10 Comments »
Posted on March 10, 2009 by E.M.
Noting that Alberto Gonzales hasn’t been able to find a job since his 2007 resignation, Charlie Savage and Scott Shane reported on March 8, 2009, that David Addington has joined the pool of unemployable Bush administration attorneys. From their article Terror-War Fallout Lingers Over Bush Lawyers:
For some of Mr. Bush’s lawyers, the most likely consequence [...]
Filed under: Alberto Gonzales, General Post, Kyle D. Sampson | Tagged: Alberto Gonzales, Carrie Johnson, Charlie Savage, David Addingtin, Dick Cheney, Eleanor Kerlow, emptywheel, George J. Terwilliger III, George W. Bush, Glenn Fine, Hunton & Williams, Kyle Sampson, Nora Dannehy, Scott Horton, Scott Shane, William Haynes II, Zachary Roth | 7 Comments »
Posted on August 15, 2008 by E.M.
As I noted back in July, ethics hearings on grievances filed against Texas Supreme Court Justices Nathan Hecht and David Medina were scheduled to be heard on August 14, 2008.
Chris Rizo, who has covered these complaints for The Southeast Texas Record, reports at LegalNewsline.com that Judge Hecht’s ethics complaint was referred for further grievance [...]
Filed under: General Post, Harriet E. Miers | Tagged: Alex Winslow, Associated Press, Chris Rizo, Chronicle, David Medina, George W. Bush, Grievance, Harriet Miers, Houston, Jay Root, LegalNewsline.com, Nathan Hecht, Southeast Texas Record, Texas, Texas Ethics Commission, Texas Supreme Court, Texas Watch, Wilhelmina Delco | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 26, 2008 by E.M.
The Preamble to the Alabama Rules of Professional Conduct states, inter alia, that
A lawyer’s conduct should conform to the requirements of the law, both in professional service to clients and in the lawyer’s business and personal affairs. A lawyer should use the law’s procedures only for legitimate purposes and not to harass or intimidate others. [...]
Filed under: Attorney Grievance Applications, Mark Everett Fuller | Tagged: Alabama, Alice Martin, Bill Barrow, Bob Riley, Bruce DeVane, Dana Jill Simpson, David Luban, Democrats, Department of Justice, Don Siegelman, Doss Aviation, Ethical Violation, firedoglake, Fob James, Gary McAliley, George W. Bush, Grievance, Jeff Sessions, John Ashcroft. Karl Rove, Kim Lewis, Laura McGann, Leura Canary, Mark Everett Fuller, Noel Hillman, Paul Benton Weeks, Professional Misconduct, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Republicans, Richard Shelby, Scott Horton, Sean Reilly, TPMMuckraker, U.W. Clemon, William Canary | 8 Comments »
Posted on February 15, 2008 by E.M.
At Balkinization, Professor David Luban discusses how the adoption of a torture regimen results in this additional unintended consequence: government lawyers are systematically violating “ethics rule[s] forbidding them from speaking with parties who have legal representation without obtaining consent of the party’s lawyer.” Professor Luban explains in greater detail:
This is the “no-contact rule” in [...]
Filed under: General Post, Rules of Professional Conduct, State Bar Associations | Tagged: Balkinization, D.C., David Luban, Ethical Violation, George W. Bush, Grievance, Professional Misconduct, Prosecutorial Misconduct, States, Washington | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 8, 2007 by E.M.
I have updated the statement of facts alleging various violations by Harriet E. Miers of the Texas Rules of Professional Conduct with the recent Memorandum Opinion in COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES v. HARRIET MIERS, et al., Civil Action No. 08-0409 (JDB). in which United States District Judge John D. Bates confirms [...]
Filed under: Attorney Grievance Applications, Harriet E. Miers | Tagged: Alberto Gonzales, Department of Justice, Ethical Violation, Fred Fielding, George Manning, George W. Bush, Grievance, Harriet Miers, J. Scott Jennings, John Ashcroft, John Conyers, Joshua Bolten, Linda Sanchez, Monica Goodling, Patrick Leahy, Professional Misconduct, Sara Taylor, Susan Ralston, Texas | 16 Comments »
Posted on October 3, 2007 by E.M.
This morning, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announced that he will leave the Department of Justice, after two and a half years of service to the department. Al Gonzales is a man of integrity, decency and principle. And I have reluctantly accepted his resignation, with great appreciation for the service that he has provided for our [...]
Filed under: Alberto Gonzales, Attorney Grievance Applications | Tagged: Alberto Gonzales, Andrew Card, Bar Association, Bud Collins, Charles Schumer, David Iglesias, Dennis Hastert, Department of Justice, Ethical Violation, Fred Fielding, George W. Bush, Grievance, Harriet Miers, Henry Waxman, Jack Goldsmith, James Comey, John Ashcroft, John Conyers, John D. Rockefeller, John Negroponte, Karl Rove, Kyle Sampson, Mark Pryor, Monica Goodling, Nancy Pelosi, Patrick Leahy, Paul Hodes, Paul Twomey, Pete Domenici, Professional Misconduct, Robert Mueller, Susan Ralston, Texas, Timothy Griffin, Tom Daschle, William Moschella | 23 Comments »
Stumble It!
Leura Garrett Canary
Crossposted at Oxdown Gazette.
Personal Information: Leura Garrett Canary
Name: Hon. Leura Garrett Canary
Employment: United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama
Address: P. O. Box 197, Montgomery, AL 36101-0197
E-mail: leura.canary@usdoj.gov
Phone: (334) 223-7280
Date Admitted: September 25, 1981
Law School: University of Alabama
Leura Garrett Canary was nominated by Pres. George W. Bush to be the United States Attorney for [...]
Filed under: Attorney Grievance Applications, Leura Garrett Canary | Tagged: Adam Nossiter, Adam Zagorin, Alabama, Alabama Rules of Professional Conduct, Alabama State Bar, Daily Beast, Debbie Shaw, Department of Justice, Don Siegelman, Elizabeth Jane Crooks, Gary Mack Roberts, George W. Bush, H. Marshall Jarrett, Harper's Magazine, House Judiciary Committee, JB Perrine, John Conyers, Leura Canary, Leura Garrett Canary, Linda Sanchez, Los Angeles Times, Louis Franklin, Louis V. Franklin, Michael Mukasey, Montgomery Adviser, New York Times, No Comment, Noel Hillman, Patricia Snyder, Patricia Watson, Paul Hamrick, Richard Scrushy, Scott Horton, Steve Doyle, Steve Feaga, Tamarah Grimes, Time Magazine, Time.com | 10 Comments »