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Defamation Liability For Attorney Speech: A Policy-Based And Civility-Oriented Reconsideration Of The Absolute Privilege For Attorneys, Grace M. Giesel Sep 1993

Defamation Liability For Attorney Speech: A Policy-Based And Civility-Oriented Reconsideration Of The Absolute Privilege For Attorneys, Grace M. Giesel

Georgia State University Law Review

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In Re Holtzman: Free Speech Or Professional Misconduct?, David W. Wright Jan 1993

In Re Holtzman: Free Speech Or Professional Misconduct?, David W. Wright

Touro Law Review

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Right To Counsel Jan 1993

Right To Counsel

Touro Law Review

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Right To Counsel Jan 1993

Right To Counsel

Touro Law Review

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The Eleventh Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Be Compelled To Render The Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel, Richard Klein Jan 1993

The Eleventh Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Be Compelled To Render The Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel, Richard Klein

Scholarly Works

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The Need For Fair Trials Does Not Justify A Disciplinary Rule That Broadly Restricts An Attorney's Speech, Thomas Gibson, Diana Parker Jan 1993

The Need For Fair Trials Does Not Justify A Disciplinary Rule That Broadly Restricts An Attorney's Speech, Thomas Gibson, Diana Parker

Fordham Urban Law Journal

In "Gentile v. State Bar of Nevada," the Supreme Court held a Nevada law prohibiting attorneys from making extra-judicial statements that could reasonably be expected to lead to prejudiced proceedings unconstitutionally vague. The safe harbor provision of New York's restriction on extra-judicial attorney speech seems to suffer from a similar deficiency, and must therefore be amended. To cure vagueness concerns, an amended rule should pay heed to the timing of prohibited public statements by attorneys, limiting speech restrictions to the month preceding the start of the trial. The amended rule should also include a clear and present danger standard to …