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Even Judges Don’T Know Everything: A Call For A Presumption Of Admissibility For Expert Witness Testimony In Lawyer Disciplinary Proceedings, Timothy P. Chinaris
Even Judges Don’T Know Everything: A Call For A Presumption Of Admissibility For Expert Witness Testimony In Lawyer Disciplinary Proceedings, Timothy P. Chinaris
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A lawyer charged with a disciplinary violation is in a precarious position. Not only has the lawyer been accused of being "unethical," but he or she faces prosecution by an adversary typically staffed with professional prosecutors who are familiar with the system's often-arcane procedures and backed up by substantial financial resources. In order to mount an effective defense against the disciplinary charges, an accused lawyer may want to introduce expert testimony on his or her behalf. Will such testimony be admitted? Unfortunately for the accused lawyer, the answer is not at all clear. The relatively few jurisdictions that have directly …
More Than The Camel’S Nose: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act As Bad News For Lawyers, Clients, And The Public, Timothy P. Chinaris
More Than The Camel’S Nose: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act As Bad News For Lawyers, Clients, And The Public, Timothy P. Chinaris
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Business executives, accountants, lawyers, and the general public have shown great interest in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act ("the Act") that was passed by Congress and signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2002. Designed as securities legislation, the Act reaches into areas of lawyer conduct, and the regulation of that lawyer conduct, that previously were the domain primarily of state supreme courts. Lawyers, law firms, and bar organizations have recognized that the concept of what it means to be an ethical lawyer has been altered by the Act. Related developments spawned by the Act's passage will continue to change …
Justice Brennan's Significant Departure And Warning Of An Evisceration, David L. Hudson Jr.
Justice Brennan's Significant Departure And Warning Of An Evisceration, David L. Hudson Jr.
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An essay on Justice Brennan's First Amendment jurisprudence regarding obscenity and the secondary effects doctrine.
Student Expression In The Age Of Columbine: Securing Safety And Protecting First Amendment Rights, David L. Hudson Jr.
Student Expression In The Age Of Columbine: Securing Safety And Protecting First Amendment Rights, David L. Hudson Jr.
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"Student Expression in the Age of Columbine" is one in an ongoing series of First Reports, published by the First Amendment Center, on major First Amendment issues of our time.