#LegalEthics: If I’m the first person sanctioned by a court for #AI misuse, should I get some leniency?
In Sept. 2024, an attorney submitted a brief to the Third Circuit that contained fabricated citations the lawyer got from his client, who found them using #AI. Opposing counsel pointed out the fabrication in its response brief, but the lawyer doubled down and didn’t even …(cont)
#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can my lawyer disclose my sexual orientation to the jury without consulting me first?
An IN man was accused of sexually assaulting an underage male. Prior to trial, the man informed his counsel that he was gay. The lawyer would usually not announce the sexual orientation of a defendant. However, here he decided that the jury would assume the defendant was gay anyway because of the nature of the charge and because he was…(cont.)
#LegalEthics Tidbit: If you are going to let #AI draft your brief, aren’t you sort of eliminating your own job?
An IN attorney submitted a brief with a half a dozen or so citations fabricated by #AI. He indicated that he turned to AI when he was overwhelmed with his case load and couldn’t afford LEXIS anymore. The lawyer sincerely apologized and was fined $10,000 by the judge, who took the opportunity to opine on the abdication of legal work to machines: …(cont.)
She is bad, #Blanche is far worse.
#Trump fired AG #PamBondi, acc/to a person familiar, removing the nation’s top law enforcement officer as his frustration with her job performance deepened. Trump has been souring on Bondi for months, especially because of her handling of the #EpsteinFiles, which has become a political liability for Trump among his supporters. #ToddBlanche, the deputy attorney general [#DAG], will be acting AG, the person said.
#law #LegalEthics #DOJ
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/02/politics/pam-bondi-role-trump?cid=ios_app
#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can a patent lawyer disguise himself as a customer and order an infringing product to establish personal jurisdiction over an infringer?
A WI patent lawyer representing a plaintiff purchased defendant’s product and then submitted a warranty claim falsely stating that a part was missing and requesting a replacement, thus causing the allegedly infringing part to be shipped into the jurisdiction where the lawyer wanted to file ... (cont.)
#LegalEthics Tidbit: Do I need to run a conflict check at my #Passover seder?
A man attended a Passover seder and took the opportunity to seek some free legal advice from his host’s daughter, a NY lawyer. Four years later, other lawyers at the NY lawyer’s firm filed suit against the man in a PA court. The man moved to disqualify, claiming that the seder conversation created an implied attorney client relationship with the firm. The ... (cont.)
#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can I get suspended if my #AprilFools joke involves loaded guns?
A DE prosecutor wanted to play a practical joke on a colleague, who had often teased the prosecutor about his aversion to the smell of hardboiled eggs. After persistent badgering, the prosecutor convinced a courthouse bailiff to draw his gun, throw open the door to the interview room where his colleague was working, and shout “Gelof says keep the eggs away from ... (cont.)
Since taking office, #Trump has dismissed or demoted more than 20 inspectors general, sharply undermining the ability of the offices to act as a check on #misconduct [as Trump planned]. According to a congressional report, in the 2024 fiscal year alone, the inspectors general fired by Trump identified more than $50 billion in waste & abuse.
It was only one of many issues that the dept’s Office of #InspectorGeneral [#OIG] appears to have ignored, they said.
“The epidemic of alleged #misconduct has been met with a shrug by the agency whose job it is to address such allegations,” they said in their letter, which was sent to the #Republican & #Democratic leaders of the #House & #Senate #Judiciary Committees.
The #DOJ’s internal watchdog has seemingly ignored 20 instances of possible wrongdoing by the #Trump admin, lawyers for a #whistleblower said in a letter on Monday urging lawmakers to address the “apparent collapse” of an office meant to root out #misconduct.
The lawyers pointed to the case of their client, Erez Reuveni, who was fired in April last year amid a legal fight over the admin’s decision to send immigrants to #CECOT, a maximum-security prison in #ElSalvador. It
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