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Mar 17th, 2021 5 min read COMMENTARY BY Election Law Reform Initiative and Senior Legal Fellow Hans von Spakovsky is an authority on a wide range of issues—including civil rights, civil justice, the First Amendment, immigration. Elias represented Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and was responsible for the hiring of Fusion GPS. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP / Getty Images Key Takeaways Among the specific lawyers named in the March 11 order for “violat[ing] their duty of candor to the court” is Marc Elias. Elias and the Democratic ...

Top Democratic Election Lawyers Sanctioned for ‘Misleading’ Conduct A federal appeals court has sanctioned Marc Elias and other Democratic election attorneys from the Perkins Coie law firm for “violat[ing] their duty of candor to the court.” Pictured: Elias speaks with reporters in Minnesota on March 3, 2009, amid a court battle over a contested Senate race there. (Photo: Bruce Bisping/Star Tribune/Getty Images) Commentary By Hans von Spakovsky is a senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation, a former commissioner on the Federal Election Commission, and former counsel to the assi...

Center for Professional Responsibility Share: DISSENTING ON A Joined in as to screening by: Commissioner Susan Martyn   The Ethics 2000 Commission has labored long and hard in redrafting the Model Rules for consideration by the ABA House of Delegates. Served ably by a splendid staff and two erudite, patient and careful Reporters, we bring to the floor of the ABA’s most representative assembly a work-product of which the Commission can be justifiably proud. Rules have been strengthened, language has been recrafted to improve understanding, and difficult new ...

Lawyers can practice law virtually but must ensure that they consider various ethical responsibilities related to the duties of competence, diligence, communication, confidentiality and supervision, according to a new opinion released by the ABA’s Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility.

Ethics Tips For Attorneys Telecommuting Across State Lines By John Schmidt and Michael Seaman Law360 is providing free access to its coronavirus coverage to make sure all members of the legal community have accurate information in this time of uncertainty and change. Use the form below to sign up for any of our weekly newsletters. Signing up for any of our section newsletters will opt you in to the weekly Coronavirus briefing. Sign up for our Aerospace & Defense newsletter You must correct or enter the following before you can sign up: Email (NOTE: Free email domains not support...