On Monday, the Supreme Court released a unanimously agreed-upon “Code of Conduct” that promotes transparency and clarity. This release directly responded to mounting outside pressures over the past ...

While practicing virtually has its benefits, lawyers should consider the ethical risks involved with managing a virtual practice. The ABA still requires lawyers to comply with their ethical ...

A judge may invite his/her recent former law clerk to conduct training for the court’s incoming law clerks, even after the ...

On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing about potential ethics reforms to the Supreme Court following a series of stories about questionable behavior. Today, ProPublica reported that ...

Have you ever felt frustrated by “legalese,” the use of highly technical, complex, archaic, and sometimes redundant terms in legal documents such as statutes, contracts, policies, and codes of ethics?

The Supreme Court announced Monday it was adopting a code of conduct amid growing criticism about justices’ perceived ethics conflicts — but with legal experts and Democratic lawmakers saying the code ...

ProPublica reported April 6 that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted tens of thousands of dollars in gifts from a Texas billionaire without including them on financial disclosures. The ...

Formal codes of ethics and conduct can ensure consistency in an organization. Learn if your business needs a code of ethics ...

In a legislative session that should focus on the state’s most pressing problems, Louisiana lawmakers are pursuing a wide-ranging rewrite of the state’s ethics code that would whittle away at the ...