Social media is making its presence felt in many aspects of life. In Florida, that includes the state judiciary.
The Florida Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee last month issued an opinion on the use of social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, in the context of the judiciary and judicial elections. [...]
At various times in their careers, lawyers see motions or other pleadings that, for one reason or another, strike them perhaps beyond unmeritorious. Whether because of boundless judicial restraint or other reasons, even when judges deny those motions they don’t say much. Based on what someone passed along to me [...]
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Scalia: Constitution does not ban “stupid laws.”
Here’s another of those legal ethics matters that would seem to be a no-brainer. A “couch of restitution” is not an acceptable method of collecting fees for legal services.
ATL gives lawyers and legal wannabees a chance to [...]
A day late but here’s the top 10 reasons to be thankful there were no lawyers on The Mayflower.
Fondling breasts is outrageous conduct in prostitution investigations.
Earlier this month, Taiwan’s highest court ruled that a law penalizing prostitutes and not their clients is unconstitutional because it violates equal [...]
From the Rapid City Journal, a brand new set of flip flops from the Democratic candidate for Governor:
In response to an audience question, Knuppe, Heidepriem and Munsterman pledged not to raise taxes if elected governor. Knudson, a Sioux Falls lawyer and Republican leader in the state Senate, wouldn’t take the [...]
I have posted below on the billions that the Democrats are willing to spend to protect lawyers. The Washington Post raises the alarm on something else I have posted about: billions more spent to protect doctor's fees. The WaPo focuses on the right issue, as [...]
