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Latest News in Legal Ethics

  • September 25, 2026

    Jay-Z Accuser Recants Rape Claim In Rapper's Buzbee Fight

    A woman who accused Jay-Z of rape and sparked a yearlong legal battle between the rapper and prominent Texas plaintiffs attorney Tony Buzbee has recanted her testimony and accused Buzbee of pursuing litigation on her behalf without her knowledge and without verifying her testimony.

  • September 25, 2026

    SEC Says Mich. Atty Tipped Family About Pharma Co. Merger

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday accused a Michigan tax lawyer of insider trading, alleging he told his brother and cousin about a planned but not-yet-announced merger between Y-mAbs Therapeutics Inc. and SERB Pharmaceuticals.

  • September 25, 2026

    Possible Trial In Comey's '86 47' Case Delayed To 2027

    A federal judge in North Carolina on Friday granted a request from former FBI Director James Comey to delay his formal arraignment on charges related to an allegedly threatening photo of seashells he posted online, saying "the gravity of the charges, pending motions, and the need to provide defense counsel additional time to prepare for trial promote need for continuance."

  • September 25, 2026

    Mass. Man Can Try To Undo Plea Over DA Misstatements

    Massachusetts' intermediate appeals court on Friday gave a man a chance to withdraw his guilty plea to an alleged 1999 rape, citing evidence that a prosecutor gave his plea counsel a misleading summary of the DNA evidence.

  • September 25, 2026

    Calif. Justices Name New Top Judge For State Bar Court

    The Supreme Court of California has appointed a new presiding judge for the State Bar Court, selecting a jurist with experience reviewing high-profile attorney ethics matters like the disbarment of President Donald Trump's former attorney John Eastman.

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