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What should one say about Fifth Circuit judges' ties to the oil industry?

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Overlawyered linked to an op-ed by Joel Cohen and Katherine Helm and an ALM news story discussing ties between the oil industry and judges on the Fifth Circuit -- ties that were discussed in a report issued by the Alliance for Justice in the context of the litigation over the moratorium on drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.  We've had lots of discussions at this blog about criticizing lawyers and judges for their former clients, and for impugning the integrity of lawyers who represent unpopular clients.  I found the Alliance for Justice report to be relatively fact-heavy and pejorative-light.  The actual and potential recusal issues are legitimate issues for public comment.

Full post as published by Legal Ethics Forum on August 02, 2010 (boomark / email).

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