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Suit Over Ga. Prosecutor Oversight Advances
by Gunnar Larson 27 Aug '24

27 Aug '24

Suit Over Ga. Prosecutor Oversight Advances <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1873553?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Kelcey Caulder A Georgia state judge cleared a legal challenge to the state's new prosecutor disciplinary panel to go forward on Friday, finding there was enough merit in the case brought by a trio of district attorneys to allow it to continue. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1873553?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1873553?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Substitute Atty Must Get Access To Discovery, NJ Panel Says
by Gunnar Larson 27 Aug '24

27 Aug '24

Substitute Atty Must Get Access To Discovery, NJ Panel Says <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1873417?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Jake Maher The attorney representing the estate of a murdered New Jersey mobster-turned-informant must be given access to confidential discovery information that was provided to a previous attorney on the case, the state Appellate Division ruled today. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1873417?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1873417?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Tetra Tech Accuses Atty Of Mistreating Witness In FCA Row
by Gunnar Larson 27 Aug '24

27 Aug '24

Tetra Tech Accuses Atty Of Mistreating Witness In FCA Row <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1873542?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Alyssa Aquino Tetra Tech EC Inc. claimed that an attorney representing a developer accusing it of fraud had mistreated a witness during a deposition hearing, pressing a California federal court to order the release of recordings capturing the alleged misconduct. 4 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1873542?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1873542?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Colo. Atty Posed As Judge, Ex-Prosecutor In Blog Comments
by Gunnar Larson 27 Aug '24

27 Aug '24

Colo. Atty Posed As Judge, Ex-Prosecutor In Blog Comments <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1873466?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Thy Vo A Colorado attorney and former public defender has been placed on a stayed suspension after he impersonated a Mesa County Court judge and former prosecutor in fabricated comments on a blog. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1873466?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1873466?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Racial Gaps In Mich. Judicial Discipline Process, Audit Finds
by Gunnar Larson 27 Aug '24

27 Aug '24

Racial Gaps In Mich. Judicial Discipline Process, Audit Finds <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1873330?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Danielle Ferguson Black judges in Michigan are more likely to be subject to a full misconduct investigation and receive "significantly" more grievances than their white counterparts, according to a preliminary audit from the National Center for State Courts. Report attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1873330?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1873330?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Feds Say Trump Docs Dismissal Contradicts 'Long Tradition'
by Gunnar Larson 27 Aug '24

27 Aug '24

Feds Say Trump Docs Dismissal Contradicts 'Long Tradition' <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1873632?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Hailey Konnath Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday lodged the government's opening brief in its Eleventh Circuit appeal of the dismissal of the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, arguing that the lower court's finding is contrary to "precedent and history" and the "long tradition of special-counsel appointments by the attorney general." Brief attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1873632?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1873632?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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In Ga., Trump Renews Willis DQ Bid Over 'Insidious' Speech
by Gunnar Larson 27 Aug '24

27 Aug '24

In Ga., Trump Renews Willis DQ Bid Over 'Insidious' Speech <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1873550?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Chart Riggall Former President Donald Trump on Monday renewed his push to have Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis booted from his Georgia election interference case, telling the state's Court of Appeals that her "insidious, calculated" remarks about the case during a public speech this year have shown her clear prosecutorial bias. Brief attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1873550?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1873550?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Staten Island
by Gunnar Larson 27 Aug '24

27 Aug '24

Gunnar took the ferry to Staten Island.

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9th Circ. Chief Judge Cleared Of Judicial Misconduct Claims
by Gunnar Larson 27 Aug '24

27 Aug '24

9th Circ. Chief Judge Cleared Of Judicial Misconduct Claims <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1873556?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Dorothy Atkins The Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit on Friday cleared its chief judge of judicial misconduct claims alleging she failed to timely investigate a Los Angeles judge's decision to have a lawyer handcuffed and detained during contempt proceedings, finding the allegations were unfounded. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1873556?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1873556?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Open Questions 3 Years After 2nd Circ.'s Fugitive Ruling
by Gunnar Larson 27 Aug '24

27 Aug '24

Open Questions 3 Years After 2nd Circ.'s Fugitive Ruling <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1872197?nl_pk=a94fc…> The Second Circuit’s 2021 decision in U.S. v. Bescond, holding that a French resident indicted abroad did not meet the legal definition of a fugitive, deepened a circuit split on the fugitive disentitlement doctrine, and courts continue to grapple with the doctrine’s reach and applicability, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1872197?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1872197?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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