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Trusting The Machines: New York State Bar Ethics Opinion Allows Attorneys To Use Gmail, Kevin Raudebaugh
Trusting The Machines: New York State Bar Ethics Opinion Allows Attorneys To Use Gmail, Kevin Raudebaugh
Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts
Information technology is evolving at an unprecedented rate; new forms of communication appear so often that it is difficult to keep track of them all. This presents a difficult problem for attorneys, who must carefully consider whether using new technology to communicate with clients is consistent with the duty of confidentiality. Google’s Gmail scans the content of e-mails to generate targeted advertising, a controversial practice that raises questions about whether its users have a reasonable expectation of privacy. The New York Bar responded to this issue in Opinion 820, which states that using an e-mail provider that scans the e-mail …
The Prosecutorial Ethic: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility, Maureen Howard
The Prosecutorial Ethic: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility, Maureen Howard
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Although the American trial system has been likened to an arena in which mental combatants fight “to the death ” (the verdict ), each warrior similarly skilled and equally committed to vanquishing the other in a forum with formal rules of engagement enforced by a learned and impartial judge, the role of the criminal prosecutor is qualitatively different from that of other advocates. This is because, unlike any other lawyer, a criminal prosecutor has an affirmative duty to the opposing party.
The Effect Of Legal Professionalization On Moral Reasoning: A Reply To Professor Vischer And Professor Wendel, Michael Hatfield
The Effect Of Legal Professionalization On Moral Reasoning: A Reply To Professor Vischer And Professor Wendel, Michael Hatfield
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Responding to comments made on Professionalizing Moral Deference.