Justice Sotomayor’s use of Court staff to help sell books wouldn’t be permitted under lower courts’ codes of conduct.
Steven Lubet
Steven Lubet is Williams Memorial Professor Emeritus at the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. He is co-author of Judicial Conduct and Ethics (5th edition) and has written many other books and articles on law practice and legal ethics.
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Samuel Alito’s Revealing Temper Tantrum
Let’s compare his behavior to Justice Barrett.
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Supreme Court Justices Offer Unconvincing Dodge on Ethics
Former appeals judge J. Michael Luttig gets it right; Congress has the power to impose rules of conduct on the high court.
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The Supreme Court’s Inadequate Recusal Policy
Justice Amy Coney Barrett declined to recuse herself in a case involving a nonprofit that spent over $1 million getting her confirmed to the Supreme Court.
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Alan Dershowitz’s Bad History
The lawyer for Trump in the impeachment trial makes incorrect claims about Andrew Johnson’s defenders.
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The Conservative Legal Community Is Grasping at Straws to Defend Donald Trump
An article from Federalist Society board chair Steven Calabresi misapplies constitutional amendments about jury trials to the impeachment inquiry.
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The Real Trouble With Emoluments
The constitutional prohibition does not require proof of bribery.
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Anti-Semitism Has Consequences
The massacre in Pittsburgh has a lesson for progressives.
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An Encouraging Story About Falsehood
Dangerous lies from people in high places are an everyday part of our world. Here’s one case with a positive outcome.
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The Gawker Case Has Become More Interesting
Charles Harder, the lawyer who brought down Gawker, may have played fast and loose with legal ethics in that case. He now represents Donald Trump against Stormy Daniels.