Constitutional Law

Email Leads To Reprimand
The Maryland Court of Appeals imposed a reprimand in a rather interesting matter involving an attorney who met a woman through an internet dating site. When she inquired if there was a way "to get around the requirement that the...

Bad Advice Leads To Reprimand
The Maine Board of Bar Overseers imposed a reprimand as an agreed sanction where the attorney gave incorrect legal advice in a bankruptcy matter concerning the correct listing of a $4,000 debt that the client had been ordered to pay...

"In issuing this Order and Public Reprimand and executing the actions contained herein, the Council is taking the maximum disciplinary steps allowed by law against Judge Porteous."
"In issuing this Order and Public Reprimand and executing the actions contained herein, the Council is taking the maximum disciplinary steps allowed by law against Judge Porteous." The Judicial Council of the U...

Secretary Takes Deposition, Lawyer Gets Reprimand
The web page of the Virginia State Bar reports the following agreed disposition: On May 28, 2008, the Virginia State Bar Eighth District Committee imposed a public reprimand on Marcus Noah Perdue for violating the disciplinary rule that governs candor...

Fifth Circuit Covers Up Serious Judicial Misconduct
Several month ago federal judge Samuel Kent did something really bad. What did he do? We didn't know for sure, because the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (which was charged with investigating Judge Kent's judicial misconduct) kept it confidential...

'Da Vinci Code' judge escapes with reprimand
The “Da Vinci Code” judge who found himself the subject of a disciplinary inquiry after being accused of bias and “intemperate” behaviour has escaped with a reprimand for misconduct, it was announced today.