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Ethics For Examiners, Daniel J. Bussel
Ethics For Examiners, Daniel J. Bussel
Fordham Law Review
The inquisitorial bankruptcy examiner is sui generis in our system. He faces unique ethical quandaries and considerations, which require a code of ethics tailored to his role if he is to achieve fully the promise of improving Chapter 11 through the introduction of inquisitorial investigative methods. This Article attempts to point the way toward guidelines that will regulate the conduct of examiners to mitigate real, potential, and perceived abuses.
Baseless Pleas: A Mockery Of Justice, Mari Byrne
Baseless Pleas: A Mockery Of Justice, Mari Byrne
Fordham Law Review
This Note addresses the ethicality of the baseless plea, a guilty plea entered by a defendant for a crime that everyone in the courtroom—judge, prosecutor, defense attorney, and defendant—knows the defendant did not commit. Used in the interest of efficiency and leniency, the baseless plea allows a defendant to plead guilty to a crime that has no basis in the facts of the case. Though used by courts in numerous jurisdictions, baseless pleas have been largely unaddressed as courts have sought to conceal the practice and as commentators have therefore failed to detect it. This Note seeks to remedy that …
It's Been A Privilege: Advising Patients Of The Tarasoff Duty And Its Legal Consequences For The Federal Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege, Elisia Klinka
Fordham Law Review
State laws modeled on Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California require psychotherapists to warn potential victims of law enforcement when treating dangerous patients who make serious threats of harm to another person. In practice, many psychotherapists advise their patients who make such threats about their duty under these Tarasoff-model laws. Although they are not required to make these advisories by law, psychotherapists generaly assume that they asldo have a concomitant ethical duty to advise their patients taht such threats will not be kept confidential, as their communications normally world be. This Note looks at how these advisories affect …
Federal Evidence Rule 608(B): Gateway To The Minefield Of Witness Preparation, Gerald L. Shargel
Federal Evidence Rule 608(B): Gateway To The Minefield Of Witness Preparation, Gerald L. Shargel
Fordham Law Review
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The Use And Misuse Of High-Tech Evidence By Prosecutors: Ethical And Evidentiary Issues, Robert Aronson, Jacqueline Mcmurtrie
The Use And Misuse Of High-Tech Evidence By Prosecutors: Ethical And Evidentiary Issues, Robert Aronson, Jacqueline Mcmurtrie
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Special Issues Raised By Rape Trial, Aviva Orenstein
Special Issues Raised By Rape Trial, Aviva Orenstein
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Perplexing Problem Of Client Perjury, L. Timothy Perrin
The Perplexing Problem Of Client Perjury, L. Timothy Perrin
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
See No Evil: Wrongful Convictions And The Prosecutorial Ethics Of Offering Testimony By Jailhouse Informants And Dishonest Experts, Myrna S. Raeder
See No Evil: Wrongful Convictions And The Prosecutorial Ethics Of Offering Testimony By Jailhouse Informants And Dishonest Experts, Myrna S. Raeder
Fordham Law Review
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Expert Witness Ethics, Joseph Sanders
Prosecutors, Ethics, And Expert Witnesses, Paul C. Giannelli, Kevin C. Mcmunigal
Prosecutors, Ethics, And Expert Witnesses, Paul C. Giannelli, Kevin C. Mcmunigal
Fordham Law Review
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Clarifying The Curative Admissibility Doctrine: Using The Principles Of Forfeiture And Deterrence To Shape The Relief For An Opponent's Evidentiary Misconduct, Edward J. Imwinkelried
Clarifying The Curative Admissibility Doctrine: Using The Principles Of Forfeiture And Deterrence To Shape The Relief For An Opponent's Evidentiary Misconduct, Edward J. Imwinkelried
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Emotional Juror., Todd E. Pettys
Evidence And Ethics: Litigating In The Shadows Of The Rules, Joseph A. Colquitt
Evidence And Ethics: Litigating In The Shadows Of The Rules, Joseph A. Colquitt
Fordham Law Review
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Teaching Ethics/Doing Justice, Anthony V. Alfieri
Teaching Ethics/Doing Justice, Anthony V. Alfieri
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Limits Of Integrity Or Why Cabinets Have Locks, Burnele V. Powell
The Limits Of Integrity Or Why Cabinets Have Locks, Burnele V. Powell
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Governmental And Academic Integrity At Home And Abroad, Sara Sun Beale
Governmental And Academic Integrity At Home And Abroad, Sara Sun Beale
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
An Ethics Critique Of Interference In Law School Clinics, Robert R. Kuehn, Peter A. Joy
An Ethics Critique Of Interference In Law School Clinics, Robert R. Kuehn, Peter A. Joy
Fordham Law Review
Law school clinics play an increasingly important role in training future lawyers and providing legal assistance to traditionally under-represented individuals and groups. In addition to facing the legal issues present in any law practice, law clinic students and faculty often confront ethical issues that lawyers representing poor and unpopular clients sometimes face - outside interference in case and client selection. This article explores the ethical considerations raised by interference in law school clinic case and client selection and limitations on the means of representation lawyers may employ in representing their clients. The article's analysis provides a useful framework for responding …
Keynote: Law, Lawyers, And The Pursuit Of Justice, Deborah L. Rhode
Keynote: Law, Lawyers, And The Pursuit Of Justice, Deborah L. Rhode
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Judicial Rationalizations For Rationing Justice: How Sixth Amendment Doctrine Undermines Reform, Bruce A. Green
Judicial Rationalizations For Rationing Justice: How Sixth Amendment Doctrine Undermines Reform, Bruce A. Green
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Ethical Lawyering And The Possiblity Of Integrity, Sharon Dolovich
Ethical Lawyering And The Possiblity Of Integrity, Sharon Dolovich
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
"In Pursuit Of Justice" In High Profile Criminal Matters, Judith L. Maute
"In Pursuit Of Justice" In High Profile Criminal Matters, Judith L. Maute
Fordham Law Review
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Furthering Justice By Improving The Adversary System And Making Lawyers More Accountable, Roger C. Cramton
Furthering Justice By Improving The Adversary System And Making Lawyers More Accountable, Roger C. Cramton
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Constructing The Practices Of Accoutability And Professionalism: A Comment On In The Interests Of Justice, Susan Sturm
Constructing The Practices Of Accoutability And Professionalism: A Comment On In The Interests Of Justice, Susan Sturm
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Report Of The Ethics And Professionalism Working Group, Nanette Schrandt
Report Of The Ethics And Professionalism Working Group, Nanette Schrandt
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Ethics, Law Enforcement, And Fair Dealing: A Prosecutor's Duty To Disclose Nonevidentiary Information, David Aaron
Ethics, Law Enforcement, And Fair Dealing: A Prosecutor's Duty To Disclose Nonevidentiary Information, David Aaron
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Cultures Of Commitment: Pro Bono For Lawyers And Law Students, Deborah L. Rhode
Cultures Of Commitment: Pro Bono For Lawyers And Law Students, Deborah L. Rhode
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Multiple Communities Or Monolithic Clients: Positional Conflicts Of Interest And The Mission Of The Legal Services Lawyer, Peter Margulies
Multiple Communities Or Monolithic Clients: Positional Conflicts Of Interest And The Mission Of The Legal Services Lawyer, Peter Margulies
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Religious Symbols And Religious Garb In The Courtroom: A Catholic Lawyer And The Church's Social Teaching, F. Giba-Matthews
Religious Symbols And Religious Garb In The Courtroom: A Catholic Lawyer And The Church's Social Teaching, F. Giba-Matthews
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
"Nice Work If You Can Get It": "Ethical" Jury Selection In Criminal Defense, Abbe Smith
"Nice Work If You Can Get It": "Ethical" Jury Selection In Criminal Defense, Abbe Smith
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
"I Know The Child Is My Client, But Who Am I?", Robert E. Shepherd, Jr., Sharon S. England
"I Know The Child Is My Client, But Who Am I?", Robert E. Shepherd, Jr., Sharon S. England
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.