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Latest News in Legal Ethics

  • May 19, 2026

    Aspiring Georgia Justices Take Ethics Case To High Court

    A pair of plaintiffs attorneys running to unseat Republican-appointed justices on the Georgia Supreme Court asked the U.S. Supreme Court to vacate an Eleventh Circuit ruling that allowed Georgia's judicial watchdog to issue public statements about ethics violations they are accused of committing.

  • May 18, 2026

    Gibson Dunn Ex-Client Development Manager Alleges Bias

    A former senior manager of client development at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP says she was overlooked for promotions by less experienced white colleagues and endured a supervisor who mocked her accent before she was ultimately fired, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in Texas federal court.

  • May 18, 2026

    DeMayo Says Marketers Owe Coverage In Camp Lejeune Suit

    A North Carolina plaintiffs firm facing a proposed class action over unwanted robocalls related to Camp Lejeune water contamination litigation is now suing its marketing company, telling a Charlotte federal court the company should cover any potential damages and legal fees.

  • May 18, 2026

    Ad Buyers Want To Depose Nexstar CEO In Price-Fixing Case

    Nexstar's CEO can't skip out on being deposed by advertisers who claim that the broadcast behemoth and its competitors in the TV industry came together to fix the price of advertisements, those ad buyers have told the judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation.

  • May 18, 2026

    Madigan Ruling May Offer High Court New Bribery Test

    The Seventh Circuit found enough "overwhelming" evidence last month to sustain the conviction of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, but a U.S. Supreme Court that's spent years narrowing the reach of public corruption laws may be interested in whether prosecutors proved a sufficiently specific quid pro quo.

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