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Supreme Court Pronouncements On The Conduct Of Lawyers, Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics

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The Trouble With The Adversary System In A Post-Modern, Multi-Cultural World, Carrie Menkel-Meadow

Journal of the Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics

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Freedman Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics Conferences

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Conference Program

Freedman Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics Conferences

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The Professional Responsibility Of The Law Professor: Three Neglected Questions, Monroe H. Freedman

Hofstra Law Faculty Scholarship

Law professors have a great deal to say about the ethics of law practitioners. We write law review articles about lawyers' professional responsibilities, and we have participated in drafting codes of conduct for practicing lawyers.

Many of us bring to that task a significant perspective. We can be both informed about and detached from the pressures of daily practice. We are free of involvement or (worse yet) identification with particular clients. Indeed, in choosing to become law professors, we have made the choice to dissociate ourselves from contact with clients.

Not surprisingly, therefore, most law professors tend to minimize the …

American Library Association Speech Transcript - Accompanying Letter, Judith F. Krug

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American Library Association Speech Transcript, Monroe Freedman

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American Library Association Speech Thank You Letter, Monroe Freedman

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American Library Association Speech Notes, Monroe Freedman

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American Library Association Statement On Professional Ethics, American Library Association

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A Civil Libertarian Looks At Securities Regulation, Monroe H. Freedman

Hofstra Law Faculty Scholarship

Since I am a stranger to this group and, indeed, to this area of the law, it seems appropriate that I begin by introducing myself and indicating the perspective-from which I view securities regulation. I suppose I would be characterized as an old-fashioned New Deal Democrat. I therefore approach the area of securities regulation with a great deal of sympathy with the rights of the little guy and a good deal less sympathy with those whom the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Ray Garret:, Jr., recently referred to as "robber barons, princes of privilege, [and] malefactors of great wealth."' …

Professional Responsibility Of The Civil Practitioner: Teaching Legal Ethics In The Contracts Course, Monroe H. Freedman

Hofstra Law Faculty Scholarship

In two earlier papers I have written about the professional responsibility of the attorney in criminal practice. Surprisingly, a number of intelligent and experienced lawyers have suggested that problems of the same kind and complexity do not arise, at least with the same frequency, in the work of the civil practitioner. This is a serious misconception, although there are certainly important differences in the civil practitioner's role. For example, unlike the criminal defense lawyer, the civil practitioner does not have the same problems relating to the presumption of innocence, the constitutional right to counsel, and the constitutional privilege against self-incrimination.? …

The Professional Responsibility Of The Prosecuting Attorney, Monroe H. Freedman

Hofstra Law Faculty Scholarship

This is the first of a two-part treatment of the ethical problems of prosecuting attorneys. Mr. Freedman explores certain practices allegedly engaged in by prosecutors, pointing up the unique decisions they must make and the ethical implications of their actions. He examines six areas of particular difficulty, attempting to delineate the fine line between strategy and unethical activity in each.

Professional Responsibility Of The Criminal Defense Lawyer: The Three Hardest Questions, Monroe H. Freedman

Hofstra Law Faculty Scholarship

In almost any area of legal counseling and advocacy, the lawyer may be faced with the dilemma of either betraying the confidential communications of his client or participating to some ex-tent in the purposeful deception of the court. This problem is no-where more acute than in the practice of criminal law, particularly in the representation of the indigent accused. The purpose of this article is to analyze and attempt to resolve three of the most difficult issues in this general area:

1. Is it proper to cross-examine for the purpose of discrediting the reliability or credibility of an adverse witness …