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An Ethos Of Lying, Paul Butler
An Ethos Of Lying, Paul Butler
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.
The "Corporate Watch Dogs" That Can't Bark: How The New Aba Ethics Rules Protect Corporate Fraud, Monroe H. Freedman
The "Corporate Watch Dogs" That Can't Bark: How The New Aba Ethics Rules Protect Corporate Fraud, Monroe H. Freedman
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Broken Trust And Divided Loyalties: The Paradox Of Confidentiality In Corporate Representation, Laurie A. Morin
Broken Trust And Divided Loyalties: The Paradox Of Confidentiality In Corporate Representation, Laurie A. Morin
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
Should a lawyer protect her client's confidences when she knows that client is about to perpetrate a fraud that will cause substantial financial harm to third parties? For decades, the response of the organized bar has been a resounding "yes." 1 Until August 2003, the American Bar Association's (ABA's) Model Rules of Professional Conduct (Model Rules) provided that a lawyer owes her client a duty of loyalty to preserve the client's confidences, even if that client is about to commit a criminal fraud.2 The recent wave of corporate scandals that led to record-breaking bankruptcies and investor losses prompted the ABA …
Humanity And The Law, Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr.
Humanity And The Law, Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr.
All Faculty Scholarship
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Lawyer For The Situation, Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr.
Lawyer For The Situation, Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr.
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
'Soft Words Of Hope:' Giglio, Accomplice Witnesses, And The Problem Of Implied Inducements, R. Michael Cassidy
'Soft Words Of Hope:' Giglio, Accomplice Witnesses, And The Problem Of Implied Inducements, R. Michael Cassidy
R. Michael Cassidy
Many scholars have criticized the government's practice of rewarding accomplices with leniency in exchange for their cooperation in criminal cases, because such practice provides the accomplice with a tremendous inducement to fabricate in order to curry favor with the government. To date, however, no commentators have approached the complex problem of accomplice fabrication from the perspective of criminal discovery. In the enclosed article, the author takes a fresh look at the subject of accomplice testimony, and argues that what are needed are not further restrictions on the circumstances in which an accomplice may testify, but rather a more vigorous enforcement …
The Effect Of Context On Practice [Book Review], Susan D. Carle
The Effect Of Context On Practice [Book Review], Susan D. Carle
Susan D. Carle