"A flurry of stories hit the legal world all at once last week, with the government responding to another ICE killing in Minnesota by... arresting journalists and dumping Epstein files. And while the Epstein files don't represent the entire universe - or, perhaps, even the most relevant files about Epstein's dealings - they have set off downstream shockwaves in the legal industry."
"Meanwhile, another judge learns that we frown upon judges arbitrarily handcuffing lawyers. Finally, it's time for the profession to come together behind helping our self-regulators hold Trump administration lawyers accountable. The ethical breaches keep adding up and while there's never going to be the warranted criminal law reckoning, we can at least make sure our profession is protected by disbarring all these administration lawyers getting caught affirmatively lying to courts... and worse."
Multiple concurrent legal controversies have unsettled the profession: government actions included arresting journalists and releasing Epstein files following an ICE killing in Minnesota. The released Epstein materials do not encompass the whole record or necessarily the most pertinent documents, yet they have produced significant downstream effects across legal institutions. A separate incident involved a judge improperly handcuffing a lawyer, drawing professional rebuke. Growing ethical violations by Trump administration lawyers have accumulated; while criminal prosecutions appear unlikely, the profession can reinforce norms and protect its integrity by supporting disbarment and accountability for lawyers who affirmatively lie to courts.
Read at Above the Law
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