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The Revolution Will Not Be Codified, Melissa Mortazavi Aug 2013

The Revolution Will Not Be Codified, Melissa Mortazavi

Melissa Mortazavi

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Coding And Decoding Legal Ethics, Melissa Mortazavi Jul 2013

Coding And Decoding Legal Ethics, Melissa Mortazavi

Melissa Mortazavi

No abstract provided.


Teaching Legal Ethics In China, Judith Mcmorrow Mar 2013

Teaching Legal Ethics In China, Judith Mcmorrow

Judith A. McMorrow

Both legal education and the legal services sector is growing rapidly in China, putting increasing need on exploring the role of legal ethics education in this process. This ABA Rule of Law sponsored conference at China University of Political Science and Law drew together leaders on legal ethics education to explore ways to better understand and improve the teaching and scholarship in this field.


Janus Capital Group, Inc. V. First Derivative Traders: The Culmination Of The Supreme Court’S Evolution From Liberal To Reactionary In Rule 10b-5 Actions, Charles W. Murdock Feb 2013

Janus Capital Group, Inc. V. First Derivative Traders: The Culmination Of The Supreme Court’S Evolution From Liberal To Reactionary In Rule 10b-5 Actions, Charles W. Murdock

Charles W. Murdock

“Political” decisions such as Citizens United and National Federation of Independent Business (“Obamacare”) reflect the reactionary bent of several Supreme Court justices. But this reactionary trend is discernible in other areas as well. With regard to Rule 10b-5, the Court has handed down a series of decisions that could be grouped into four trilogies. The article examines the trend over the past 40 years which has become increasingly conservative and finally reactionary.

The first trilogy was a liberal one, arguably overextending the scope of Rule 10b-5. This was followed by a conservative trilogy which put a brake on such extension, …


Cloud Nine Or Cloud Nein? Cloud Computing And Its Impact On Lawyers' Ethical Obligations And Privileged Communications, Louise Hill Dec 2012

Cloud Nine Or Cloud Nein? Cloud Computing And Its Impact On Lawyers' Ethical Obligations And Privileged Communications, Louise Hill

Louise L Hill

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Prosecutorial Ethics, R. Michael Cassidy Dec 2012

Prosecutorial Ethics, R. Michael Cassidy

R. Michael Cassidy

This casebook explores the ethical responsibilities of a prosecutor at each stage of the criminal justice process. Focusing on ethical and constitutional constraints on prosecutorial discretion, the texts covers both Supreme Court decisions interpreting Fifth and Sixth Amendment guarantees and state rules of attorney conduct. Topics discussed include a prosecutor’s conduct during criminal investigations, charging decisions, grand jury practice, interviewing and contacting witnesses, plea bargaining, jury selection, trial conduct, and publicity. Each chapter is followed by real-world hypotheticals designed to introduce students to the ethical dilemmas typically encountered by government lawyers in criminal practice. This book is suitable for use …