Posted on July 16, 2008 by E.M.
I was searching for like-minded souls one night several months ago when I stumbled upon the “good” prosecutors at Bad Prosecutors. I felt right at home when I read this statement :
Welcome! This Blog is published by the Bennett Law Firm with Sherri Katz and Bob Bennett being principal contributors. For over thirty years, [...]
Filed under: General Post | Tagged: Alice Martin, Bad Prosecutors, Bennett Law Firm, Bob Bennett, Dunn Lampton, Grievance, Leura Canary, Louis Franklin, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Rachel Paulose, Richard Gregorie, Sherri Katz, Stephen Feaga, Texas | 11 Comments »
Posted on July 9, 2008 by E.M.
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Earlier today, your boss, Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey, testified before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Attorney General Mukasey concluded his prepared remarks with the following statement:
As I have said many times, to members [...]
Filed under: Alberto Gonzales, General Post, Harriet E. Miers, John Yoo, Kyle D. Sampson, Lisa Murkowski, Mark Everett Fuller, The Grievance Project | Tagged: Alberto Gonzales, CREW, Department of Justice, Esther Slater McDonald, Ethical Violation, Grievance, Harriet Miers, John Yoo, Kyle Sampson, Lisa Murkowski, Mark Everett Fuller, Michael J. Elston, Michael Mukasey, Professional Misconduct, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Sitemeter, StatCounter, Washington D.C. | 13 Comments »
Posted on March 5, 2008 by E.M.
As reported by Jason Leopold at the Online Journal on February 29, 2008, (h/t nonnie9999), Alberto Gonzales not only engaged in unethical conduct, but likely also engaged in conduct that was criminal:
John McKay, the former US attorney for the Western District of Washington who was also fired in late 2006 for reasons that appear to [...]
Filed under: Alberto Gonzales, General Post | Tagged: Alberto Gonzales, Allen Weh, American Center for Voting Rights, David Iglesias, Department of Justice, Ethical Violation, Grievance, Jason Leopold, John Edwards, John McKay, Karl Rove, Matthew Friedrich, Michael Mukasey, Mickey Barnett, Monica Goodling, Pat Rogers, Pete Domenici, Professional Misconduct, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Republicans, Rumaldo Armijo, Voter Fraud | 11 Comments »
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 [...]
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Stumble It!
Starting to notice but not quite there.
At The Nation, Professor Stephen Gillers is correct when he writes in The Torture Memo that:
The press tends to overlook the lawyers when scandal breaks, focusing instead on their clients. That’s understandable, but in public and commercial life no serious move is possible (no corporate maneuver, no new financial instrument, no war, no severe interrogation [...]
Filed under: Alberto Gonzales, General Post, Harriet E. Miers, Kyle D. Sampson, Lisa Murkowski, Mark Everett Fuller, Rules of Professional Conduct | Tagged: Alberto Gonzales, Balkinization, Charles M. La Follette, Christopher Edley, D.C., Department of Justice, Ethical Violation, Grievance, H. Marshall Jarrett, Harriet Miers, Jack Balkin, Jack Goldsmith, Jay Bybee, John Yoo, Justice Robert H. Jackson, Kyle Sampson, Lisa Murkowski, Mark Everett Fuller, No Comment, Professional Misconduct, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Scott Horton, Stephen Gillers, Telford Taylor, The Nation, Washington | 7 Comments »