#LegalEthics Tidbit: If the Attorney General orders a DOJ lawyer to lie in court, should he refuse the order?
NYC Bar Opinion 2025 addresses situations where a government lawyer is asked to lie or engage in other unethical conduct by a political appointee or … (cont.)
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#law #lawsky
NYC Bar Opinion 2025 addresses situations where a government lawyer is asked to lie or engage in other unethical conduct by a political appointee or … (cont.)
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#law #lawsky
April 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
#LegalEthics Tidbit: If the Attorney General orders a DOJ lawyer to lie in court, should he refuse the order?
NYC Bar Opinion 2025 addresses situations where a government lawyer is asked to lie or engage in other unethical conduct by a political appointee or … (cont.)
lnkd.in/e875V58G
#law #lawsky
NYC Bar Opinion 2025 addresses situations where a government lawyer is asked to lie or engage in other unethical conduct by a political appointee or … (cont.)
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#law #lawsky
#LegalEthics Tidbit: OK, #AI is not reliable for legal research. But it’s really good at accurately summarizing documents, right? RIGHT!?
In response to a summary judgement motion, a TX plaintiff’s lawyer wanted to submit a witness affidavit that compared ... (cont.)
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#lawsky #law
In response to a summary judgement motion, a TX plaintiff’s lawyer wanted to submit a witness affidavit that compared ... (cont.)
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#lawsky #law
November 5, 2025 at 6:29 PM
#LegalEthics Tidbit: OK, #AI is not reliable for legal research. But it’s really good at accurately summarizing documents, right? RIGHT!?
In response to a summary judgement motion, a TX plaintiff’s lawyer wanted to submit a witness affidavit that compared ... (cont.)
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#lawsky #law
In response to a summary judgement motion, a TX plaintiff’s lawyer wanted to submit a witness affidavit that compared ... (cont.)
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#lawsky #law
No, the President Cannot Enforce the Law-Firm Deals
By former Dean Yale Law School Harold Hongju Koh, Fred Halhuber, Inbar Pe’er
#RuleofLaw #LegalEthics #Contracts
www.justsecurity.org/110996/presi...
By former Dean Yale Law School Harold Hongju Koh, Fred Halhuber, Inbar Pe’er
#RuleofLaw #LegalEthics #Contracts
www.justsecurity.org/110996/presi...
No, the President Cannot Enforce the Law-Firm Deals
The authors argue that President Trump's agreements with law firms are legally unenforceable? And the consequences that follow.
www.justsecurity.org
April 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
No, the President Cannot Enforce the Law-Firm Deals
By former Dean Yale Law School Harold Hongju Koh, Fred Halhuber, Inbar Pe’er
#RuleofLaw #LegalEthics #Contracts
www.justsecurity.org/110996/presi...
By former Dean Yale Law School Harold Hongju Koh, Fred Halhuber, Inbar Pe’er
#RuleofLaw #LegalEthics #Contracts
www.justsecurity.org/110996/presi...
Did you know that in both Islamic and Western legal traditions, the importance of honouring agreements is central? It's not a personal choice, it's ogligatory.
In fact, it's considered to be a cornerstone of just societies. #integrity #LegalEthics #IslamicTeaching
In fact, it's considered to be a cornerstone of just societies. #integrity #LegalEthics #IslamicTeaching
January 20, 2024 at 5:44 AM
Did you know that in both Islamic and Western legal traditions, the importance of honouring agreements is central? It's not a personal choice, it's ogligatory.
In fact, it's considered to be a cornerstone of just societies. #integrity #LegalEthics #IslamicTeaching
In fact, it's considered to be a cornerstone of just societies. #integrity #LegalEthics #IslamicTeaching
The Ethics Complaint Against Liz Cheney: Blue Smoke Without Fire
By Professor David Luban
#LegalEthics #DCBar #January6th
By Professor David Luban
#LegalEthics #DCBar #January6th
The Ethics Complaint Against Liz Cheney: Blue Smoke Without Fire
A legal ethics expert analyzes the allegations against former Rep. Liz Cheney in her communications with congressional witness Cassidy Hutchinson.
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January 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The Ethics Complaint Against Liz Cheney: Blue Smoke Without Fire
By Professor David Luban
#LegalEthics #DCBar #January6th
By Professor David Luban
#LegalEthics #DCBar #January6th
#trump Personally Demanded Details of Agents’ Interview of #comey, New Court Filing Says
The request suggests the intense personal involvement of Trump in investigating one of his longtime critics, former #fbi director #jamescomey.
#law #legalethics #doj #independence #revengepolitics […]
The request suggests the intense personal involvement of Trump in investigating one of his longtime critics, former #fbi director #jamescomey.
#law #legalethics #doj #independence #revengepolitics […]
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July 29, 2026 at 6:04 PM
#trump Personally Demanded Details of Agents’ Interview of #comey, New Court Filing Says
The request suggests the intense personal involvement of Trump in investigating one of his longtime critics, former #fbi director #jamescomey.
#law #legalethics #doj #independence #revengepolitics […]
The request suggests the intense personal involvement of Trump in investigating one of his longtime critics, former #fbi director #jamescomey.
#law #legalethics #doj #independence #revengepolitics […]
Please check out my interview for @legalafmtn.bsky.social with @law.ucla.edu legal ethicist Scott Cummings where he breaks down the latest on the efforts of the #Trump #DOJ to shield current and former lawyers from #legalethics oversight and accountability. youtu.be/qv-yDCkBMBg?...
Trump DOJ Runs SCARED as VIOLATIONS SURFACE??!
YouTube video by Legal AF
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June 15, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Please check out my interview for @legalafmtn.bsky.social with @law.ucla.edu legal ethicist Scott Cummings where he breaks down the latest on the efforts of the #Trump #DOJ to shield current and former lawyers from #legalethics oversight and accountability. youtu.be/qv-yDCkBMBg?...
Elon Musk posted the full name, workplace, and tax records of Judge McConnell’s daughter after McConnell ruled against freezing federal grants. Critics call it targeted harassment. #ElonMusk #JohnMcConnell #JudicialIndependence #FederalGrants #Doxxing #LegalEthics
February 16, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Elon Musk posted the full name, workplace, and tax records of Judge McConnell’s daughter after McConnell ruled against freezing federal grants. Critics call it targeted harassment. #ElonMusk #JohnMcConnell #JudicialIndependence #FederalGrants #Doxxing #LegalEthics
Lawyer here. Somebody needs to be disbarred. #legalethics #seekjusticenotmerelyconvict
August 1, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Lawyer here. Somebody needs to be disbarred. #legalethics #seekjusticenotmerelyconvict
Probably time to share this again - hit reply if you'd like to be added (or removed)! #academiclaw #lawyers #legalethics #regulation go.bsky.app/JUjeAQX
November 28, 2024 at 9:20 PM
Probably time to share this again - hit reply if you'd like to be added (or removed)! #academiclaw #lawyers #legalethics #regulation go.bsky.app/JUjeAQX
#LegalEthics Tidbit: How can I be in contempt for using #AI to fake evidence when the Court didn’t order me not to fake evidence?
In the midst of a KY divorce case, the Mother submitted medical records showing she took her children to urgent ... (cont.)
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#law #lawsky
In the midst of a KY divorce case, the Mother submitted medical records showing she took her children to urgent ... (cont.)
law.justia.com/cases/kentuc...
#law #lawsky
June 18, 2026 at 1:33 PM
#LegalEthics Tidbit: How can I be in contempt for using #AI to fake evidence when the Court didn’t order me not to fake evidence?
In the midst of a KY divorce case, the Mother submitted medical records showing she took her children to urgent ... (cont.)
law.justia.com/cases/kentuc...
#law #lawsky
In the midst of a KY divorce case, the Mother submitted medical records showing she took her children to urgent ... (cont.)
law.justia.com/cases/kentuc...
#law #lawsky
#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can I copy and assert allegations from someone else’s complaint if I haven’t seen the evidence those allegations are based on?
A CO lawyer filed a shareholder class action suit against a corporation. After ... (cont.)
research.coloradojudicial.gov/en/vid/11269...
#law #lawsky
A CO lawyer filed a shareholder class action suit against a corporation. After ... (cont.)
research.coloradojudicial.gov/en/vid/11269...
#law #lawsky
September 23, 2026 at 12:45 PM
#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can I copy and assert allegations from someone else’s complaint if I haven’t seen the evidence those allegations are based on?
A CO lawyer filed a shareholder class action suit against a corporation. After ... (cont.)
research.coloradojudicial.gov/en/vid/11269...
#law #lawsky
A CO lawyer filed a shareholder class action suit against a corporation. After ... (cont.)
research.coloradojudicial.gov/en/vid/11269...
#law #lawsky
#DimitriLascaris #lawyers #Canada #legalsystem #Genocide #Gaza #FreePalestine #ethics #Israel #Zionist #Bullies #Universities #CollectivePunishment #LegalEthics #LawSocietyofOntario
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Zionists always punch down, never up
YouTube video by Reason2Resist with Dimitri Lascaris
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April 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
#LegalEthics Tidbit: Do I have a duty to detect opposing counsel’s #AI use?
A CA attorney used #ArtificialIntelligence to write an appellate brief, didn’t bother to check the cites, and the result was over twenty hallucinated and fake citations. The Court ... (cont.)
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#lawsky #law
A CA attorney used #ArtificialIntelligence to write an appellate brief, didn’t bother to check the cites, and the result was over twenty hallucinated and fake citations. The Court ... (cont.)
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#lawsky #law
September 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
#LegalEthics Tidbit: Do I have a duty to detect opposing counsel’s #AI use?
A CA attorney used #ArtificialIntelligence to write an appellate brief, didn’t bother to check the cites, and the result was over twenty hallucinated and fake citations. The Court ... (cont.)
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#lawsky #law
A CA attorney used #ArtificialIntelligence to write an appellate brief, didn’t bother to check the cites, and the result was over twenty hallucinated and fake citations. The Court ... (cont.)
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#lawsky #law
#LegalEthics Tidbit: Don’t call your motion "unopposed" if you haven’t shown it to anyone
A LA lawyer in a $ dispute filed a motion to release to himself disputed funds being held by the court. He didn't serve the motion and falsely stated it was unopposed. Disbarred.
www.lasc.org/opinions/202...
A LA lawyer in a $ dispute filed a motion to release to himself disputed funds being held by the court. He didn't serve the motion and falsely stated it was unopposed. Disbarred.
www.lasc.org/opinions/202...
October 8, 2024 at 3:47 PM
#LegalEthics Tidbit: Don’t call your motion "unopposed" if you haven’t shown it to anyone
A LA lawyer in a $ dispute filed a motion to release to himself disputed funds being held by the court. He didn't serve the motion and falsely stated it was unopposed. Disbarred.
www.lasc.org/opinions/202...
A LA lawyer in a $ dispute filed a motion to release to himself disputed funds being held by the court. He didn't serve the motion and falsely stated it was unopposed. Disbarred.
www.lasc.org/opinions/202...
#LegalEthics: You need to seek admission to the bar BEFORE you make partner
A NY resident graduated from law school in 2000 and did not bother to get admitted to the bar. He nevertheless held himself out as a lawyer, worked at multiple firms, and made partner. ... (Cont.)
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#law
A NY resident graduated from law school in 2000 and did not bother to get admitted to the bar. He nevertheless held himself out as a lawyer, worked at multiple firms, and made partner. ... (Cont.)
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#law
March 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
#LegalEthics: You need to seek admission to the bar BEFORE you make partner
A NY resident graduated from law school in 2000 and did not bother to get admitted to the bar. He nevertheless held himself out as a lawyer, worked at multiple firms, and made partner. ... (Cont.)
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#law
A NY resident graduated from law school in 2000 and did not bother to get admitted to the bar. He nevertheless held himself out as a lawyer, worked at multiple firms, and made partner. ... (Cont.)
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#law
#LegalEthics Tidbit: Do I need to affirmatively tell the Court that the cases I cited exist?
Yes, in Florida. In response to the “demonstrated risks of generative AI”, the FL Supreme Court has amended its court rules to require the signer ... (cont.)
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#law #AI
Yes, in Florida. In response to the “demonstrated risks of generative AI”, the FL Supreme Court has amended its court rules to require the signer ... (cont.)
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#law #AI
June 1, 2026 at 1:02 PM
#LegalEthics Tidbit: Do I need to affirmatively tell the Court that the cases I cited exist?
Yes, in Florida. In response to the “demonstrated risks of generative AI”, the FL Supreme Court has amended its court rules to require the signer ... (cont.)
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#law #AI
Yes, in Florida. In response to the “demonstrated risks of generative AI”, the FL Supreme Court has amended its court rules to require the signer ... (cont.)
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#law #AI
By popular demand, here are excerpts from the "physical hearsay" objection colloquy. #legalethics
December 27, 2024 at 4:02 PM
By popular demand, here are excerpts from the "physical hearsay" objection colloquy. #legalethics
#LegalEthics Tidbit: What do I need to know about using P2P payment apps to receive legal fees?
The MI bar issued an opinion about the ethical issues that car arise when a lawyer is using a person to person (P2P) payment app such as ... (cont.)
www.michbar.org/opinions/eth...
#law #lawsky
The MI bar issued an opinion about the ethical issues that car arise when a lawyer is using a person to person (P2P) payment app such as ... (cont.)
www.michbar.org/opinions/eth...
#law #lawsky
Ethics Opinions Search Detail
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September 25, 2026 at 4:26 PM
#LegalEthics Tidbit: What do I need to know about using P2P payment apps to receive legal fees?
The MI bar issued an opinion about the ethical issues that car arise when a lawyer is using a person to person (P2P) payment app such as ... (cont.)
www.michbar.org/opinions/eth...
#law #lawsky
The MI bar issued an opinion about the ethical issues that car arise when a lawyer is using a person to person (P2P) payment app such as ... (cont.)
www.michbar.org/opinions/eth...
#law #lawsky
#LegalEthics Tidbit: Is every signatory on a brief truly responsible for the hallucinations, no matter whose fault it really is?
A MD firm filed an appellate brief in the DC Court of Appeals, with three lawyer’s names on the signature ... (cont.)
efile.dcappeals.gov/document/vie...
#law #lawsky
A MD firm filed an appellate brief in the DC Court of Appeals, with three lawyer’s names on the signature ... (cont.)
efile.dcappeals.gov/document/vie...
#law #lawsky
efile.dcappeals.gov
September 23, 2026 at 12:42 PM
#LegalEthics Tidbit: Is every signatory on a brief truly responsible for the hallucinations, no matter whose fault it really is?
A MD firm filed an appellate brief in the DC Court of Appeals, with three lawyer’s names on the signature ... (cont.)
efile.dcappeals.gov/document/vie...
#law #lawsky
A MD firm filed an appellate brief in the DC Court of Appeals, with three lawyer’s names on the signature ... (cont.)
efile.dcappeals.gov/document/vie...
#law #lawsky
When elite law firms bankroll authoritarian vibes with free legal muscle, it’s not “pro bono”—it’s pro power. History won’t forget.
#RuleOfLaw
#ProBonoForPower
#LegalEthics
#WrongSideOfHistory
#RuleOfLaw
#ProBonoForPower
#LegalEthics
#WrongSideOfHistory
April 12, 2025 at 3:33 AM
When elite law firms bankroll authoritarian vibes with free legal muscle, it’s not “pro bono”—it’s pro power. History won’t forget.
#RuleOfLaw
#ProBonoForPower
#LegalEthics
#WrongSideOfHistory
#RuleOfLaw
#ProBonoForPower
#LegalEthics
#WrongSideOfHistory
#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can a patent lawyer disguise himself as a customer and order an infringing product to establish personal jurisdiction over an infringer?
A WI patent lawyer representing a plaintiff purchased defendant’s product and then submitted a ... (cont.)
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#law #lawsky
A WI patent lawyer representing a plaintiff purchased defendant’s product and then submitted a ... (cont.)
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#law #lawsky
April 2, 2026 at 12:54 PM
#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can a patent lawyer disguise himself as a customer and order an infringing product to establish personal jurisdiction over an infringer?
A WI patent lawyer representing a plaintiff purchased defendant’s product and then submitted a ... (cont.)
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#law #lawsky
A WI patent lawyer representing a plaintiff purchased defendant’s product and then submitted a ... (cont.)
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#law #lawsky
#LegalEthics Tidbit #Christmas edition: Should I notice a deposition for Christmas day?
During early COVID when in-person depositions were not allowed in NV, a lawyer intentionally noticed an in-person deposition for Christmas Day, presumably to show ... (cont.)
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#lawsky #law
During early COVID when in-person depositions were not allowed in NV, a lawyer intentionally noticed an in-person deposition for Christmas Day, presumably to show ... (cont.)
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#lawsky #law
December 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
#LegalEthics Tidbit #Christmas edition: Should I notice a deposition for Christmas day?
During early COVID when in-person depositions were not allowed in NV, a lawyer intentionally noticed an in-person deposition for Christmas Day, presumably to show ... (cont.)
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#lawsky #law
During early COVID when in-person depositions were not allowed in NV, a lawyer intentionally noticed an in-person deposition for Christmas Day, presumably to show ... (cont.)
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#lawsky #law
Should you bill a tenth of an hour or a fifth of an hour for literally nothing? 🤔🤔🤔
#LawSky #ethics #legalethics
#LawSky #ethics #legalethics
January 17, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Should you bill a tenth of an hour or a fifth of an hour for literally nothing? 🤔🤔🤔
#LawSky #ethics #legalethics
#LawSky #ethics #legalethics