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How Do You Represent ‘Those People?’, Neil Fulton
How Do You Represent ‘Those People?’, Neil Fulton
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
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Federal Election Commission V. Ted Cruz For Senate: How The Supreme Court Is Clearing The Way For Corruption In Politics, Sarah B. Gleason
Federal Election Commission V. Ted Cruz For Senate: How The Supreme Court Is Clearing The Way For Corruption In Politics, Sarah B. Gleason
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
Political speech lies at the heart of the First Amendment. Candidates for office have the constitutional right to raise funds to express their viewpoints, run campaigns, and associate with their supporters. However, leaving this flow of money unchecked creates a risk that candidates will sell the promise of political favors for increased monetary support from voters. Congress passed Section 304 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act to prevent the risk of quid pro quo corruption, which is heightened when donors contribute money to candidates after the election for the sole purpose of retiring the candidates’ personal loans. Section 304 restricted …
Mandatory Judging, Douglas R. Richmond
Mandatory Judging, Douglas R. Richmond
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
As a matter of judicial ethics, judges must disqualify themselves in matters in which their impartiality may reasonably be questioned. This key principle implicates two additional aspects of judicial ethics: the duty to sit and the rule of necessity. The duty to sit basically describes a judge’s duty to preside over a case unless disqualified as a matter of judicial ethics. Or, phrased another way, a judge must hear a case if her impartiality cannot reasonably be questioned. Recognition of the duty to sit means that judges may not disqualify themselves based on their unease with cases, personal or professional …
On Second Thought: An Empirical Analysis Of When The Supreme Court Decides Not To Decide, Adam Feldman, Taylor R. Dalton
On Second Thought: An Empirical Analysis Of When The Supreme Court Decides Not To Decide, Adam Feldman, Taylor R. Dalton
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
Supreme Court Justices have a set of tools that allow them to avoid reaching the merits of a legal dispute even if the Court decides to hear the case by granting a petition for a writ of certiorari. Certain Supreme Court decisions relying on such tools are clear on their face—that is, case dimensions, delimiting the justiciability of a matter, are being evaluated because the Court wants to clarify the viability of the case. This Article looks at other rationales for the Court’s decisions not to rule on the merits after granting a case to the merits docket. In particular, …
Catholic Moral Teaching And Natural Law: Changing The Way We Think About And Teach Professional Legal Ethics, Peter P. Meringolo
Catholic Moral Teaching And Natural Law: Changing The Way We Think About And Teach Professional Legal Ethics, Peter P. Meringolo
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
Lawyers have had a hand in virtually every financial scandal in recent news. These lawyers are hired to advise clients about how to structure hedge funds, financial products, and financial transactions. Because global economies are becoming more interconnected, when large and risky financial transactions fail, they shake the stability of markets around the world.
The “hired gun” mentality is prevalent throughout the legal profession. In this mindset, lawyers believe that because they are engaged by a client, they must do their client’s bidding, and must be singularly focused on their client’s sole interests. Can we do anything to encourage lawyers …
Advance Consent To Aggregate Settlements: Reflections On Attorneys' Fiduciary Obligations And Professional Responsibility Duties, Carol A. Needham
Advance Consent To Aggregate Settlements: Reflections On Attorneys' Fiduciary Obligations And Professional Responsibility Duties, Carol A. Needham
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
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Adapting Unitary Principles Of Professional Responsibility To Unique Practice Contexts: A Reflective Model For Resolving Ethical Dilemmas In Elder Law, Joseph A. Rosenberg
Adapting Unitary Principles Of Professional Responsibility To Unique Practice Contexts: A Reflective Model For Resolving Ethical Dilemmas In Elder Law, Joseph A. Rosenberg
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Teaching Ethics Seriously: Legal Ethics As The Most Important Subject In Law School, Russell G. Pearce
Teaching Ethics Seriously: Legal Ethics As The Most Important Subject In Law School, Russell G. Pearce
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Standards, Change, Politics, And The Millennium, Erica Moeser
Standards, Change, Politics, And The Millennium, Erica Moeser
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Ethics In Law And Politics, Paul Simon Senator
Ethics In Law And Politics, Paul Simon Senator
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
No abstract provided.
American Principles And The Evolving Ethos Of American Legal Practice, Harrison Sheppard
American Principles And The Evolving Ethos Of American Legal Practice, Harrison Sheppard
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Mentor, Mercenary Or Melding: An Empirical Inquiry Into The Role Of The Lawyer, Margaret Ann Wilkinson, Peter Mercer, Terra Strong
Mentor, Mercenary Or Melding: An Empirical Inquiry Into The Role Of The Lawyer, Margaret Ann Wilkinson, Peter Mercer, Terra Strong
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Florida Bar V. Went For It, Inc.: Restricting Attorney Advertising To Preserve The Image Of The Legal Profession, Jodi Vanderwater
Florida Bar V. Went For It, Inc.: Restricting Attorney Advertising To Preserve The Image Of The Legal Profession, Jodi Vanderwater
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Individualism, Professional Ethics, And The Sense Of Community: From Runnymede To A London Telephone Booth, George Anastaplo
Individualism, Professional Ethics, And The Sense Of Community: From Runnymede To A London Telephone Booth, George Anastaplo
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Law School As A Culture Of Conversation: Re-Imagining Legal Education As A Process Of Conversion To The Demands Of Authentic Conversation, Gregory A. Kalscheur S.J.
Law School As A Culture Of Conversation: Re-Imagining Legal Education As A Process Of Conversion To The Demands Of Authentic Conversation, Gregory A. Kalscheur S.J.
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Suppressed V. Suppressed: A Court's Refusal To Remedy The Legal Profession's "Dirty Little Secret," Attorney-Client Sexual Exploitation, Robert H. Muriel
Suppressed V. Suppressed: A Court's Refusal To Remedy The Legal Profession's "Dirty Little Secret," Attorney-Client Sexual Exploitation, Robert H. Muriel
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Judicial Ethics: Political Activity And Fund Raising, Marlene Arnold Nicholson
Judicial Ethics: Political Activity And Fund Raising, Marlene Arnold Nicholson
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
No abstract provided.
The Illinois Code Of Judicial Conduct And The Appearance Of Impropriety, Jeffrey M. Shaman
The Illinois Code Of Judicial Conduct And The Appearance Of Impropriety, Jeffrey M. Shaman
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Professional Responsibility, Michael J. Howlett, Patricia S. Spratt
Professional Responsibility, Michael J. Howlett, Patricia S. Spratt
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Professional Responsibility, James J. Grogan, Pamela A. Gregory
Professional Responsibility, James J. Grogan, Pamela A. Gregory
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Moral Character: The Personal And The Political, Deborah L. Rhode
Moral Character: The Personal And The Political, Deborah L. Rhode
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Professional Responsibility, Michael Howlett, Shelley Dunck
Professional Responsibility, Michael Howlett, Shelley Dunck
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Why, And How, Judges Should Study Poetry, William T. Braithwaite
Why, And How, Judges Should Study Poetry, William T. Braithwaite
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Reconciling Conflicts In Illinois Judicial Ethics, Charles F. Scott Judge
Reconciling Conflicts In Illinois Judicial Ethics, Charles F. Scott Judge
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
No abstract provided.
The Illinois Attorney Registration And Disciplinary Commission: Its Structure, Operation, And Limitations, Thomas R. Mulroy Jr., Michael Palmer
The Illinois Attorney Registration And Disciplinary Commission: Its Structure, Operation, And Limitations, Thomas R. Mulroy Jr., Michael Palmer
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
No abstract provided.
The Epidemic Of Prosecutorial Courtroom Misconduct In Illinois: Is It Time To Start Prosecuting The Prosecutors?, Edward M. Genson, Marc W. Martin
The Epidemic Of Prosecutorial Courtroom Misconduct In Illinois: Is It Time To Start Prosecuting The Prosecutors?, Edward M. Genson, Marc W. Martin
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Lawyers And Professionalism: A Commentary On The Report Of The American Bar Association Commission On Professionalism, Ronald D. Rotunda
Lawyers And Professionalism: A Commentary On The Report Of The American Bar Association Commission On Professionalism, Ronald D. Rotunda
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Professional Responsibility, Thomas Sukowicz, Patricia Thompson
Professional Responsibility, Thomas Sukowicz, Patricia Thompson
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
No abstract provided.
The Lawyer's Duty Of Loyalty: To The Client Or To The Institution?, Ramsey Clark
The Lawyer's Duty Of Loyalty: To The Client Or To The Institution?, Ramsey Clark
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
No abstract provided.
New Perspectives On The Ethics Of Switching Sides, John Powers Crowley
New Perspectives On The Ethics Of Switching Sides, John Powers Crowley
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
No abstract provided.